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Episode 2
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Adaptation of John Braine's novel. After an illicit holiday with married Alice, Joe realises that he is going to have to choose between her and Susan - will it be money or love?
Joe is busy cutting a swathe through Warley society and is playing with the affections of two women - Susan Brown, the daughter of the richest man in Warley, and Alice Aisgill, a married older woman. But Joe is making enemies as well as friends. Escaping the prying eyes of Susan's spies, Joe takes Alice on an illicit holiday to the coast. In a cottage by the sea, they dare to dream. Back in Warley, Joe realises that he is going to have to choose between Alice and Susan. Which will he choose - money or love?
Last on
Sat 6 Oct 201223:40
BBC HD
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Joe Lampton | Matthew McNulty |
| Alice Aisgill | Maxine Peake |
| Susan Brown | Jenna Coleman |
| Mr Hoylake | Peter Wight |
| Mr Brown | Kevin McNally |
| Mrs Thompson | Julia Ford |
| Mr Thompson | Kevin Doyle |
| Charles | Tom Brooke |
| Jack Wales | Theo James |
| Eva Storr | Zoe Telford |
| Bob Storr | Paul Hilton |
| Joan | Lauren Crace |
| Beryl | Kate O'Flynn |
| George Aisgill | Daniel Flynn |
| Marla | Kerrie Hayes |
| Esther | Eithne Browne |
| Ray | Paul Tomblin |
| George | Byron Owen |
| Barman | Dicken Ashworth |
| Dennis | Jason Langley |
| Writer | Amanda Coe |
| Producer | Paul Frift |
| Producer | Paul Frift |
| Author | John Braine |
| Producer | Aisling Walsh |
