Episode 12
Elizabeth Jane Howard's family saga, dramatised by Lin Coghlan. Clary and Polly decide they're never going to be like the adults they know when they grow up. With Penelope Wilton.
by Elizabeth Jane Howard, dramatised by Lin Coghlan
Louise is insufferable since going to acting school and Christopher tries to find sanctuary in Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Place.
Produced and directed by Sally Avens & Marion Nancarrow
Marking Time is the second of four compelling Cazalet novels by Elizabeth Jane Howard, which together give a vivid insight into the lives, hopes and loves of three generations.
As Elizabeth Jane Howard enters her 90th Birthday year, Radio 4 are broadcasting dramatisations of all four novels between January and August 2013.
In the second series, the families' worst fears are realised as war breaks out. Rupert immediately decides he must join up, Edward will see what military work he can get, whilst Hugh - still suffering from injuries from the first war - has to settle with running the family firm. But it is the children who become the centre of the story, as Louise realises that her parents' marriage is not as happy as she had imagined, Clary is faced with the prospect of losing her beloved father and Polly must deal with her fear of war and a battle much closer to home. If only the adults would realise that they are not really children - but they seem stuck in some awful place where they must simply mark time.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Penelope Wilton |
| Clary | Georgia Groome |
| Polly | Flora Spencer-Longhurst |
| Louise | Alix Wilton Regan |
| Christopher | Will Howard |
| Michael | Harry Hadden-Paton |
| Raymond | Nicholas Murchie |
| Writer | Lin Coghlan |
Broadcasts
- Tue 5 Mar 2013 10:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Tue 5 Mar 2013 19:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
Meet the family
Find out more about the main characters in Radio 4's dramatisation of the Cazalet saga.