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4. A Guilty Bit of Paper

Mr May is swept towards the conclusion of his deceitful action. For others, there's upset and surprise. Stars Elizabeth Spriggs.

In the final episode of her Carlingford Chronicles, Mrs Oliphant recounts how Mr May, beset on all sides by debt, is swept towards the conclusion of his deceitful action.

Amongst the close little coterie of lovers, there is a surprise and a disappointment.

Stars Elizabeth Spriggs and Charlotte Attenborough.

Conclusion of Margaret Oliphant's novel, first published in 1876.

Dramatised by Elizabeth Proud.

Mrs Oliphant... Elizabeth Spriggs
Phoebe, Junior... Charlotte Attenborough
Clarence Copperhead... MIchael Onslow
Copperhead.... Timothy West
Mrs Copperhead... Elizabeth Proud
Mr Beecham.... Norman Bird
Phoebe, Snr... Ann Windsor
Tozer.... John Hollis
Ursula .... Cathy Sara
Mr May ... Peter Jeffrey
Janey May.... Fiona Christie
Reginald May... Richard Derrington
Sir Robert Dorset.... David King
Ann Dorset.... Sunny Ormonde
Sophy Dorset... Oona Beeson

Producer: Sue Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1994.

1 hour

Last on

Fri 25 Nov 202203:00

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