1. A Farmer Just Beginning
Farmer Oak sees an ideal wife in Bathsheba, but she turns him down. Then she gets rich and the tables turn. Stars Alex Tregear.
Young farmer Gabriel Oak sees an ideal wife in Bathsheba Everdene, but she turns him down, believing in true romance.
As she becomes rich, he is ruined, and the tables turn.
Thomas Hardy's classic novel, first published in 1874.
Starring Alex Tregear and Shaun Dooley.
Dramatised in three parts by Graham White.
Bathsheba ...... Alex Tregear
Gabriel Oak ...... Shaun Dooley
Boldwood ...... Toby Jones
Troy ...... Patrick Kennedy
Liddy ...... Lizzy Watts
Fanny ...... Hannah John-Kamen
Maltster ...... Robert Blythe
Jan ...... Joe Sims
Joseph ...... Sam Alexander
Henery ...... Patrick Brennan
Billy ...... Don Gilet
Cain ...... Harry Livingstone
Aunt ...... Tracy Wiles
Maryann ...... Amaka Okafor
Musicians: Colin Guthrie, Chris Davies, Lauren Swift
Director: Jessica Dromgoole
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2012.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Bathsheba | Alex Tregear |
| Gabriel Oak | Shaun Dooley |
| Boldwood | Toby Jones |
| Troy | Patrick Kennedy |
| Liddy | Lizzy Watts |
| Fanny | Hannah John-Kamen |
| Maltster | Robert Blythe |
| Jan | Joe Sims |
| Joseph | Sam Alexander |
| Henery | Patrick Brennan |
| Billy | Don Gilet |
| Cain | Harry Livingstone |
| Aunt | Tracy Wiles |
| Maryann | Amaka Okafor |
| Director | Jessica Dromgoole |
| Producer | Jessica Dromgoole |
| Writer | Graham White |
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