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3. The Solicitor

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As Emma and Charles move to a new town, she makes the acquaintance of a young solicitor. Stars James D'Arcy and Sarah Smart.

As Emma and Charles move to a new town, she makes the acquaintance of a young solicitor.

Gustave Flaubert's French masterpiece of betrayal and wantonness - the first great novel of adultery.

Narrated by John Hurt.

Dramatised by Diana Griffiths from Margaret Mauldon's translation.

Narrator ...... John Hurt
Charles ...... Conrad Nelson
Emma ...... Sarah Smart
Madame Bovary Snr ...... Brigit Forsyth
Monsieur Rouault ...... Russell Dixon
Doctor Lariviere ...... Martin Reeve
Mere Rollet ...... Julie McCabe
Madame Lefrancois ...... Siobahn Finneran
Monsieur Homais ...... David Fleeshman
Leon Dupuis ...... James D'Arcy

Producer: Pauline Harris

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2006.

15 minutes

Last on

Thu 28 Sep 202302:15
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