Episode 3
Elsie's sweetheart Joe has returned from the war, shell-shocked and volatile. He is unable to control the strength of his feelings, and a violent outburst ensues.
Robert Powell reads from the 1923 novel by Arnold Bennett about the poignant struggles of everyday London life.
Elsie's sweetheart Joe has returned from the war, shell-shocked and volatile. Thwarted by her new employer's insistence that Elsie work on into the evening, Joe is unable to control the strength of his feelings and a violent outburst ensues.
A Waters Partnership production for BBC Radio 4.
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- Wed 2 Dec 200922:45BBC Radio 4
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