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Episode 3

Chiara leaves for the countryside with a Jewish boy. Thirty years on, she receives an unexpected call. Stars Juliet Aubrey.

Italy 1943. Chiara, Cecilia and Daniele are attempting to flee Rome for the countryside.

Thirty years later, Chiara takes a phonecall from a young Welsh girl, Maria, who claims to be Daniele's daughter.

Greta Scacchi, Juliet Aubrey and Sophie Melville star in Virginia Baily's powerful novel of love, loss and learning to be a mother.

Narrator.....Greta Scacchi
Chiara.....Juliet Aubrey
Maria.....Sophie Melville
Cecilia.....Alex Tregear
Daniele.....Adam Thomas Wright
Gennaro/ Adult Daniele.....Cesare Taurasi
Simone/ Nonna.....Jessica Turner
Antonio.....David Hounslow
Gabriele.....David Acton
Tommaso/ Nazi officer/ Brian.....Felix Auer
Edna.....Amelia Lowdell
Barry/ Goffredo.....Chris Pavlo
Gianni.....Sam Dale

Dramatised by Miranda Emmerson.

Director: Emma Harding

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in October 2015.

15 minutes

Last on

Thu 3 Oct 2019 02:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Narrator Greta Scacchi
Chiara Juliet Aubrey
Maria Sophie Melville
Cecilia Alex Tregear
Daniele Adam Thomas Wright
Gennaro Cesare Taurasi
Adult Daniele Cesare Taurasi
Simone Jessica Turner
Nonna Jessica Turner
Antonio David Hounslow
Gabriele David Acton
Tommaso Felix Auer
Nazi Officer Felix Auer
Brian Felix Auer
Edna Amelia Lowdell
Barry Chris Pavlo
Goffredo Chris Pavlo
Gianni Sam Dale
Author Virginia Baily
Adaptor Miranda Emmerson
Director Emma Harding

Broadcasts

  • Wed 14 Oct 2015 10:41
  • Wed 14 Oct 2015 19:45
  • Wed 2 Oct 2019 14:30
  • Thu 3 Oct 2019 02:30

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