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The Colour of Milk
Radio 4 drama.
The Colour of Milk adapted from her novel by Nell Leyshon.
It's 1830. Mary is fifteen. She lives a quiet life on a farm with her mother and father. She's never spent a night away from her home, until the local vicar asks for help with his sick wife. Sexual desires have brutal consequences .
Directed in Salford by Susan Roberts.
Last on
Thu 2 May 201314:15
BBC Radio 4
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Writer | Nell Leyshon |
| Director | Susan Roberts |
| Mary | Carly Bawden |
| The Vicar | Peter Hamilton-Dyer |
| Father | Jonathan Keeble |
Broadcast
- Thu 2 May 201314:15BBC Radio 4
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