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The Poor Clare

Episode 3 of 5

Investigating the heir to a fortune - a young lawyer is drawn towards a woman haunted by a curse. Stars Elizabeth Spriggs.

1727: Investigating the heir to a substantial fortune, a young lawyer is drawn towards a young woman haunted by a mother's curse - and apparently possessed by a strange, dark force...

Elizabeth Gaskell's collection of intriguing 'true"' tales dramatised by Sally Hedges.

Mrs Gaskell ...... Elizabeth Spriggs
Philip ...... Kim Wall
Bridget ...... Janet Dale
Lucy ...... Kathryn Hunt
Bernard ...... William Simons

With Mary Wimbush, Christopher Scott, Sandra Berkin, Martin Head and Nick Aikens.

Producer: Nigel Bryant

An Armada production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in October 1998.

45 minutes

Last on

Mon 10 May 202100:00
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