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2. Winter

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Winter, 1939: As war rages in Europe, upper class loafer Basil Seal finds a way of exploiting evacuees. Stars Simon Cadell.

Winter 1939. As war rages in Europe, upper class loafer Basil Seal finds a way of exploiting evacuees.

Evelyn Waugh’s satire, first published in 1942.

Starring Simon Cadell.

Dramatised by Denys Hawthorne.

Basil Seal .... Simon Cadell
Barbara .... Jenny Howe
Doris .... Lesley Sharp
Harkness .... Timothy Bateson
Mrs Harkness .... Auriol Smith
Alastair .... Simon Treves
Sonia .... Jane Whittenshaw
Ambrose Silk .... Steve Hodson
Bentley .... Hugh Dickson
Lady Seal .... Elizabeth Kelly
Sir Joshua Mainwaring .... Jack May
Poppet .... Joanna Myers
Sally .... Tara Dominick
Peter Pastmaster .... Michael Cochrane
Margot Metroland .... Mary Wimbush
Todhunter .... David King
Freddy .... Brian Miller
Narrator .... Tony Britton

With:

Michael Kilgarriff
Danny Schiller

Pianist: David King

Director: Jane Morgan

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in September 1990.

1 hour

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