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4 Extra Debut. New Year's Day 1667, and Sam finds the Thames frozen while parts of London still smoulder from the Great Fire. With Kris Marshall, Katherine Jakeways.
Kris Marshall and Katherine Jakeways return as Samuel and Elizabeth Pepys in Hattie Naylor's continuing dramatisation of the famous diaries.
1667. On New Year's Day, Samuel and Elizabeth Pepys awake to find the Thames covered in ice, while at the same time some parts of London still smoulder from last year's Great Fire. At Whitehall, Lord Brouncker's clerk is accused of taking bribes, and there are rumours that the French will invade. Sam, meanwhile, is preoccupied with finding a husband for his sister, Pauline, and with visiting various lady friends, including Mrs Knipp, Mrs Bagwell and Mrs Lane's sister, Doll.
Theme music: Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May, words by Robert Herrick and music by William Lawes, sung by Bethany Hughes. Lute, baroque guitar and theorbo played by David Miller. Violin and viol by Annika Gray, and recorders by Alice Baxter.
Historical consultant: Liza Picard
Sound by Nigel Lewis
A Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ/Cymru Wales production, directed by Kate McAll.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Samuel Pepys | Kris Marshall |
| Elizabeth Pepys | Katherine Jakeways |
| Will | John Biddle |
| Lord Brouncker | Tim McMullan |
| Betty | Bethan Walker |
| Mrs Bagwell | Bethan Walker |
| Mr Mitchell | Matthew Gravelle |
| Lord Batten | Richard Mitchley |
| Doll Lane | Eiry Thomas |
| Director | Kate McAll |
| Producer | Kate McAll |
| Writer | Hattie Naylor |
Broadcasts
Mon 5 Aug 2013 10:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM- Mon 5 Aug 2013 19:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Mon 29 Sep 2014 14:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 30 Sep 2014 00:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
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