Fallen Arches - A Dinner Party
4 Extra Debut. Possibility Brown is the new gardener at the Cliffhanger family’s retreat. But its tranquillity won’t last. Stars Robert Lang.
**** This programme was suggested by Adrian Wildfire as part of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 Extra’s All Request Weekend ****
It is the end of the 19th century. A time of prosperity, peace and tranquillity.
And nowhere is more prosperous, peaceful and tranquil than stately Fallen Arches, for generations the country retreat of the delightfully eccentric Cliffhanger family.
A new gardener is hired for the estate.
But what is Possibility Brown’s hidden motive?
First episode of a series written by Stephen Sheridan.
Lord Cliffhanger …. Robert Lang
Lady Cliffhanger …. Annette Crosbie
Darling …. James Cossins
Possibility Brown … Jon Glover
Florence …. Caroline Gruber
Dr Woodcock …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Colonel Bank …. William Squire
Silas Dirt …. Chris Emmett
Producer: Mark Robson
First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in February 1988
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