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Father Quixote befriends an Italian bishop with unexpected consequences. Comic take on a classic novel, with Bernard Cribbins.

Part of 4 Extra's Bernard Cribbins Day. The actor would have turned 94 on 29th December 2022.

Graham Green's comic 'entertainment', set in rural Spain a few years after the death of Franco.

Father Quixote makes a friend of an Italian bishop, with unexpected consequences.

Starring Bernard Cribbins.

Omnibus of the first five of ten episodes dramatised by Stephen Wyatt.

Father Quixote ...... Bernard Cribbins
Sancho ...... Philip Jackson
Teresa ...... Susan Jameson
The Italian Bishop ...... Sean Baker
The Spanish Bishop ...... Brian Protheroe
Father Herrera ...... Nick Underwood
Shop Assistant ...... James Lailey
Guardia 1 ...... Sam Rix
Guardia 2 ...... Sean Baker
Guardia 3 ...... Tom Forrister

Director: Marc Beeby

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

1 hour, 15 minutes

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Thu 29 Dec 2022 20:40
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Bernard Cribbins – A Celebration in Sound

Bernard Cribbins – A Celebration in Sound

Treasures from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ radio archives, starring Bernard Cribbins.