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Oscar Wilde - An Ideal Husband

4 Extra Debut. When a serious indiscretion occurs, Mrs Cheveley attempts to turn it to her advantage. Stars Rosemary Martin and Noel Johnson.

Lady Chiltern: "Robert, that is all very well for other men, for men who treat life simply as a sordid speculation; but not for you, Robert, not for you. You are different. All your life you have stood apart from others. To the world, as to myself, you have been an ideal always. Be that ideal still....don't kill my love for you."

When a serious indiscretion occurs Mrs Cheveley attempts to turn it to her advantage.

Starring Noel Johnson, Jane Wenham, Ronald Lewis and Rosemary Martin,

Written by Oscar Wilde and first staged in London in 1895.

Sir Robert Chiltern, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs .... Noel Johnson
Lady Chiltern .... Jane Wenham
Lord Goring .... Ronald Lewis
Mrs Cheveley .... Rosemary Martin
Miss Mabel Chiltern .... Jane Knowles
The Earl of Caversham .... Ralph Truman
Lady Markby .... Ellen Pollock
The Countess of Basildon .... Jill Simcox
Mrs Marchmont .... Lisa Rayne
Mason, butler to Sir Robert Chiltern .... Richard Griffiths
Phipps, Lord Goring's servant .... James Thomason

Director: David Geary

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in December 1970.


'An Ideal Husband’ is part of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra's Hidden Treasures collection selected from titles returned to the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ by various collectors.

Our warm thanks go to the Radio Circle.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Tue 28 May 2024 04:30

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