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As Louise feels she is finally getting closer to her mother, her image of her father is shattered. Starring Alix Wilton Regan.

Louise's image of her father, Edward, is about to be shattered for good.

The Light Years tells the story of the extended Cazalet family.

Set in the lead up to the outbreak of the Second World War, it appears that the Cazalets have it all.

But we soon discover that infidelity, indiscretions, jealousies and misplaced loyalties lurk just beneath the surface.

Written by Elizabeth Jane Howard

Dramatised by Sarah Daniels

Narrator ...... Penelope Wilton
Rupert ...... Raymond Coulthard
Villy ...... Ruth Gemmell
Louise ...... Alix Wilton Regan
Edward ...... Pip Torrens
Zoe ...... Zoe Tapper
Dr Philip Sherlock ...... Ben Crowe

Producers & Directors: Sally Avens & Marion Nancarrow

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2013.

15 minutes

Credits

RoleContributor
NarratorPenelope Wilton
RupertRaymond Coulthard
VillyRuth Gemmell
LouiseAlix Wilton Regan
EdwardPip Torrens
ZoeZoe Tapper
Dr Philip SherlockBen Crowe
WriterSarah Daniels

Broadcasts

  • Thu 3 Jan 201310:45
  • Thu 3 Jan 201319:45
  • Thu 27 Jul 202307:15
  • Thu 27 Jul 202312:15
  • Thu 27 Jul 202317:15
  • Fri 28 Jul 202302:15

Meet the family

Meet the family

Find out more about the main characters in Radio 4's dramatisation of the Cazalet saga.