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The Prisoner

Episode 4 of 6

Tony goes on the run and the spaniel's secret is revealed. Nick Revell's epic saga with Peter Serafinowicz. From May 1997.

Tony Hardstaff has made contact with his former true love, the beautiful but mad Emily Earnshaw.

On the day of his mother's funeral, can she save him from the hostility of his own family? And will the spirit of his mother Alice return to haunt him?

Nick Revell's epic comedy saga continues.

Tony ...... Nick Revell
Jane ...... Alison Steadman
Emily ...... Claire Skinner
Obadiah ...... David Swift
Alice ...... Maggie Steed
Mrs Womersley ...... Joanna Brooks
Joanna ...... Natalie Walter
Jeff ...... Peter Gunn
The Narrator ...... Peter Serafinowcz

Music composed by Paul Mottram.

Producer: Paul Schlesinger

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1997.

30 minutes

Last on

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