Wakefield

A dull middle-aged man has been living his monotonous ordinary life for years.

He devises a plot to temporarily leave home in order to observe the effect on his wife from a flat opposite.

But he stays away much longer than expected.

And it becomes more and more difficult for him to return...

Starring David Haig.

Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story, first published in 1835.

Dramatised by Martyn Wade.

Wakefield ...... David Haig
Hawthorne ...... John Rowe
Mrs Wakefield ...... Richenda Carey
Mr Lucas Ferris ...... Jonathan Keeble
Mrs Brand ...... Jennie Stoller
Doctor ...... Gordon Reid

Producer: Cherry Cookson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2001