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Heart's Ache, Heart's Ease

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Young Lecky and his uncle rescue the Prince of Wales from the Tyne. 1930s Jarrow childhood trilogy with Shaun Prendergast.

10 year old Lecky and his Uncle Freddie rescue the Prince of Wales from the Tyne. Is he the true prince? Will the course of history change in the North East?

The first of Alex Ferguson's hilarious and heart-warming trilogy is a passionate evocation of a 1930s childhood in Jarrow.

Stars Shaun Prendergast as Uncle Freddie, Colin Maclachlan as Our Dad, Alex Ferguson as Alex and Janine Birkett as Aunt Bella.

Producer: Melanie Harris

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1997.

45 minutes

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Wed 28 Dec 201621:15
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