麻豆约拍

1866: Self-described "educationalist" Sophia Jex-Blake returns from North America frustrated at opportunities available to women in Britain, particularly in medicine.

Sophie's increasingly convinced she'd like to train to be a doctor.

But the odds are stacked against her - and the one person she hopes will support her turns out not to be an ally...

Maggie Allen's ten-part dramatisation of the real life medical pioneer who campaigned for women's right to education in the late 19th century.

Sophia Jex-Blake ... Julia Watson
Mrs Jex-Blake ... Tina Gray
Elizabeth Garret Anderson ... Michelle Newell
Henry Fawcett MP ... Richard Derrington
Alexander Russel ... David Bannerman
Professor Masson ... Ian Brooker
Mrs Masson ... Sharon Baylis
Edith Pechey ... Susan Jeffrey
Prof Christison ... Bob Doherty
Prof Crum Brown ... Nell Bett
Dr Anstie ... Clifford Rose
Mr Norton .... Christopher Scott

Directed by Sue Wilson

First broadcast on 麻豆约拍 Radio 4 in December 2001.