Episode 4

In an emotional climax, both Rusty and her mother decide that their lives have to change.

A wartime story by Michelle Magorian.

Starring Jessica Marshall-Gardiner, Emily Richard and Mary Wimbush.

Dramatised by Martin Jameson.

Rusty …… Jessica Marshall-Gardiner
Peggy …… Emily Richard
Charlie …… George Allonby
Grandmother …… Pauline Letts
Miss Bembridge …… Richenda Carey
Miss Bullivant …… Tessa Worsley
Lance …… Richard Claxton
Roger …… Nicholas Farrell
Miss Bullivant …… Tessa Worsley
Ticket Office Clerk …… Andrew Branch
Ticket Collector …… Becky Hindley
Filly …… Clemmi Burton-Hill

Other parts played by the cast.

Director: David Hitchinson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1995.