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2. The Last Priest

Mexico, 1930s: The Lieutenant is determined to track down the last priest in the state - the whisky priest. Stars Hugo Speer.

Tabasco, Mexico in the 1930s. The last priest is on the run from the anti-Catholic authorities, who put any priests they find before the firing squad.

The Lieutenant remains determined to track down the whisky priest...

Stephen Rea and Hugo Speer star in the conclusion of Graham Greene's masterpiece.

The Whisky Priest.....Stephen Rea
The Lieutenant.....Hugo Speer
The Narrator.....Danny Sapani
Tench.....James Lailey
The Chief of Police.....Brian Protheroe
Luis.....Milo Parker
Luis' mother.....Nicola Ferguson
Padre JosΓ©/ Beggar.....Sean Baker
Maria/ JosΓ©'s Wife.....Adie Allen
Grandmother.....Elizabeth Bennett
Captain Fellows/ The Governor's Cousin.....Nick Underwood
Coral.....Kirsty Oswald
The Mestizo.....Jason Barnett
Brigitta.....Amy Jayne

Dramatised by Nick Warburton.

Director: Emma Harding.

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in June 2016.

1 hour

Last on

Wed 9 Dec 2020 03:00

Credits

Role Contributor
The Whisky Priest Stephen Rea
The Lieutenant Hugo Speer
The Narrator Danny Sapani
Tench James Lailey
The Chief of Police Brian Protheroe
Luis Milo Parker
Luis's mother Nicola Ferguson
Padre Jose Sean Baker
Beggar Sean Baker
Maria Adie Allen
Jose's Wife Adie Allen
Grandmother Elizabeth Bennett
Captain Fellows Nick Underwood
The Governor's Cousin Nick Underwood
Coral Kirsty Oswald
The Mestizo Jason Barnett
Brigitta Amy Jayne
Author Graham Greene
Adaptor Nick Warburton
Director Emma Harding

Broadcasts

  • Sun 26 Jun 2016 15:00
  • Sat 2 Jul 2016 21:00
  • Tue 8 Dec 2020 10:00
  • Tue 8 Dec 2020 15:00
  • Wed 9 Dec 2020 03:00

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