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2nd October 1799

The Wordsmiths at GorsemereSeries 2
Episode 4 of 6

John Sheets makes a welcome arrival and a game of cricket is proposed. Lakeland poets parody with Simon Callow. From June 1987.

An Everyday Story of Towering Genius.

Sue Limb’s soap opera set in and around the Lake District at the turn of the 18th century

Domestic bliss is enhanced by the arrival of John Sheets.

Views are exchanged on the desirability of the married state.

And a game of cricket is proposed...

William Wordsmith ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Dorothy Wordsmith ...... Denise Coffey
Samuel Tailor Cholericke ...... Simon Callow
Thomas de Quinine ...... Nickolas Grace
Stinking Iris ...... Miriam Margolyes
The Leechpedlar ...... Chris Emmett
John Sheets ...... Nicky Henson

Music by Stephen Oliver and performed by Cantabile.

Producer: Jonathan James-Moore

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1987.

30 minutes

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