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Chris Harrald - Mr Larkin's Awkward Day
Hull, 1957. Librarian Philip Larkin receives an official-looking letter that sends him into a spin. Stars Adrian Scarborough. From April 2008.
Hull, 1957. Librarian Philip Larkin receives an official-looking letter which sends him into a spin.
Chris Harrald's play takes a light-hearted look at a chaotic day in the life of an emerging poet.
Starring Adrian Scarborough as Philip Larkin, Anne Reid as Mrs Giddings, Lynne Verrall as Mrs C, Alan Williams as Inspector Clough, Stephen Critchlow as Bob, John Rowe as Roger, Dan Starkey as the Shopkeeper, Helen Longworth as Mary, Ben Crowe as Tom and Chris Pavlo as Mr Stenning.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2009.
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