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After an MP's daughter arrives at Miss Crumpton's finishing school, a romantic attachment comes to light. Stars Jane Booker.

The arrival of an MP's daughter at Miss Crumpton's finishing school seems a cause for celebration until a romantic attachment comes to light.

Gloriously comic stories of London Life by Charles Dickens.

Dramatised by Stephen Wyatt.

Boz ...... Nicholas Farrell
Maria Cumpton ...... Patience Tomlinson Maria Cumpton
Amelia Cumpton ...... Jane Booker
Cornelius Brook Dingwall Esq MP ...... Gerard Murphy
Lavinia ...... Tilly Gaunt
Footman ...... Harry Myers
Theodosius Butler ...... Michael Mueller

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1999.

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30 minutes

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