An Encounter with Mr Newton
Pre-enlightenment Edinburgh: can the Fair Intellectuals ladies lead Newton to gravity? Stars Caroline Deyga. From 2016.
Lucy Porter's sitcom set in pre-enlightenment Edinburgh.
Intellectual giant Isaac Newton is in town and he's struggling with a new theory to explain why things keep falling on his head.
He encounters the members of the Fair Intellectual club - a secret society for the scholarly improvement of young ladies. With the help of carefree socialite Ishbel, devout clergyman's daughter Marjory and maths boffin Alison, the penny finally drops.
Mr Newton also has to contend with Alison's idiot brother Robert, Ishbel's ancient retainer Kennedy and a rented pineapple.
Isaac Newton ...... Gavin Mitchell
Ishbel ...... Caroline Deyga
Marjory ...... Samara MacLaren
Alison ...... Jessica Hardwick
Robert ...... Simon Donaldson
Kennedy ...... Gordon Kennedy
Music by Aly Macrae.
Director: Marilyn Imrie
Producer: Gordon Kennedy
An Absolutely production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 first broadcast in November 2016.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Isaac Newton | Gavin Mitchell |
| Ishbel | Caroline Deyga |
| Marjory | Samara MacLaren |
| Alison | Jessica Hardwick |
| Robert | Simon Donaldson |
| Kennedy | Gordon Kennedy |
| Director | Marilyn Imrie |
| Producer | Gordon Kennedy |
| Writer | Lucy Porter |
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Thu 3 Nov 2016 18:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4- Thu 10 Nov 2016 07:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra
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