Episode 1
Sam's cousin Anthony Joyce asks to borrow £350 to rebuild his house, but before Sam can decide, Anthony jumps in a pond. With Kris Marshall and Katherine Jakeways.
Sam starts the year observing people gambling with dice at the Groom Porter's but doesn't venture a wager himself. Then his cousin, Anthony Joyce, asks to borrow £350 to rebuild his house after the Great Fire, but before Sam can decide, Anthony tries to take his own life by jumping in a pond. He survives initially but succumbs to a fever. Sam helps his widow by persuading the King not to take all her goods, as is the custom in the case of suicide. Adapted by Hattie Naylor.
Theme music: Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May, words by Robert Herrick and music by William Lawes, sung by Bethany Hughes. Lute, baroque guitar and theorbo played by David Miller. Violin and viol by Annika Gray, and recorders by Alice Baxter.
Historical consultant: Liza Picard
Sound by Nigel Lewis
A BBC/Cymru Wales production, directed by Kate McAll.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Samuel Pepys | Kris Marshall |
| Elizabeth Pepys | Katherine Jakeways |
| Will | John Biddle |
| Debs | Aimee-Ffion Edwards |
| Mrs Joyce | Eiry Thomas |
| James, Duke of York | Ewan Bailey |
| Prince Rupert | Matthew Gravelle |
| Director | Kate McAll |
| Producer | Kate McAll |
| Writer | Hattie Naylor |
Broadcasts
Mon 9 Dec 201310:45BBC Radio 4- Mon 9 Dec 201319:45BBC Radio 4
- Mon 6 Oct 201414:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 7 Oct 201400:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
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