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Episode 2
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Searching for work in 1930s California, the Joads learn thousands like them have also migrated west. Stars Michelle Fairley.
By John Steinbeck
Dramatised by Donna Franceschild
A Pulitzer Prize winning novel about economic migration and the endurance of the human spirit set against the backdrop of America's Great Depression and Dust Bowl.
The Joads have travelled from Oklahoma to California in search of work, only to discover thousands like them have also been on the move. Following a violent altercation with some locals, they head back on the road with their dream of a promised land temporarily in tatters.
Director: Kirsty Williams.
Last on
Thu 28 Jun 201803:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Tom | Robert Sheehan |
| Ma | Michelle Fairley |
| Preacher Casy | Zubin Varla |
| Timothy | Gavin Mitchell |
| Pa | Steven McNicoll |
| Al | Finn den Hertog |
| Rosasharn | Melody Grove |
| Ruthie | Nicola Jo Cully |
| Watchman | Jimmy Chisholm |
| Mr Thomas | Jimmy Chisholm |
| Jeff | Laurie Brown |
| Store Clerk | Laurie Brown |
| Willie | Nick Underwood |
| Director | Kirsty Williams |
| Producer | Kirsty Williams |
| Writer | Donna Franceschild |
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