Charlotte Williams - Well, He Would, Wouldn't He?
Mandy Rice-Davies looks back to being caught up aged 18 in the sensational trial of Stephen Ward. With Aimee-Ffion Edwards.
In 1963, at the tender age of 18, Mandy Rice-Davies found herself at the centre of one of the most sensational scandals of the 20th century.
She was a witness in the trial of Stephen Ward who was charged with living off the earnings of prostitutes. At the age of 16 Mandy had run away to London and become a dancer at Murray's Club in the West End, where she'd met Christine Keeler and society osteopath, Stephen.
Soon she was mixing with London's elite and living as Peter Rachman's mistress. But when there was a shooting incident at Stephen's flat, and news broke of Christine's secret affair with Government Minister John Profumo, events began to spiral out of control.
Fifty years later, Mandy looks back at those events and the impact they've had on her life.
Mandy (Younger) …. Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Christine Keeler …. Lindsey Marshall
'Pops' Murray .... Stephen Marzella
Johnny Edgecombe .… Anthony Courier
Eugene Ivanov …. Alex Dower
Lord Astor …. Adrian Schiller
Stephen Ward / Griffiths Jones / Peter Rachman …. Ewan Bailey
Written by Charlotte Williams.
Contributor: Mandy Rice-Davies
Director: Kate McAll
A BBC/Cymru Wales production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2013.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Mandy (younger) | Aimee-Ffion Edwards |
| Christine Keeler | Lyndsey Marshal |
| 'Pops' Murray | Stephen Marzella |
| Stephen Ward | Ewan Bailey |
| Peter Rachman | Ewan Bailey |
| Lord Astor | Adrian Schiller |
| Eugene Ivanov | Alex Dower |
| Johnny Edgecombe | Anthony Courier |
| Writer | Charlotte Williams |
| Director | Kate McAll |
Broadcasts
Sat 23 Feb 201314:30BBC Radio 4- Fri 15 Nov 201321:00BBC Radio 4
- Sun 10 Sep 201716:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 11 Sep 201704:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 22 Mar 202320:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
