Episode 2: Power
2. Power. An intoxicating blend of love and politics dramatised from the work of Emile Zola by Oliver Emanuel.
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Season 2. Sex. Episode 2. Power
A potent story about the clash between love and politics dramatised by Oliver Emanuel.
Eugene Rougon is at the peak of his political power when his lover gives him an ultimatum.
Glenda Jackson stars as Dide the matriarch to a family of wolves – the Rougon- Macquarts.
Cast:
Dide … Glenda Jackson
Eugene … Robert Jack
Veronique ... Victoria Beesley
Photograher/Minister ... Laurie Brown
Clorinde … Laura Dos Santos
Delestang … Alasdair Hankinson
Gilquin/Emperor … Jonathan Keeble
Directed by Kirsty Williams
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Dide | Glenda Jackson |
| Eugene | Robert Jack |
| Veronique | Victoria Beesley |
| Photographer | Laurie Brown |
| Minister | Laurie Brown |
| Clorinde | Laura Dos Santos |
| Delestang | Alasdair Hankinson |
| Gilquin | Jonathan Keeble |
| Emperor | Jonathan Keeble |
| Director | Kirsty Williams |
| Author | Emile Zola |
| Adaptor | Oliver Emanuel |
Broadcasts
- Sun 8 May 2016 15:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 20 Sep 2020 15:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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