Episode 3
A devastating road accident has life-changing effects on Garp and his family. Stars Lee Ingleby and Miranda Richardson.
John Irving's best selling novel of lunacy and sorrow is dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths.
Jenny becomes a nurse again as she helps Garp to piece his life back together following the tragic car accident. Battling with loss and heartbreak, Garp finds salvation in his writing until violent and unexpected events strike.
This is the concluding episode of a three part dramatisation of a novel that is both acclaimed for its originality, and controversial for its dark representation of gender politics and sexual violence. Published in 1978 it went on to win the US National Book Award and was made into a film in 1982, it placed Irving firmly on the map as a leading novelist.
Dramatist Linda Marshall Griffiths adapted Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany for Radio 4 in 2009.
Directed by Nadia Molinari.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Garp | Lee Ingleby |
| Duncan | Adam Thomas Wright |
| Walt | Adam Greaves-Neal |
| Helen | Lyndsey Marshal |
| Jenny Fields | Miranda Richardson |
| Roberta Muldoon | Jonathan Keeble |
| John Wolfe | John Guerrasio |
| Mrs Ralph | Charlotte Emmerson |
| Mrs Poole | Carys Eleri |
| Michael Milton | Harry Jardine |
| Jillsy | Emma Fielding |
| Sally | Emma Fielding |
| Jenny Garp | Emma Fielding |
| Pooh Percy | Amanda Hale |
| Ellen James | Amanda Hale |
| Director | Nadia Molinari |
| Adaptor | Linda Marshall Griffiths |
| Writer | John Irving |
Broadcasts
Sun 19 Jan 201415:00BBC Radio 4- Sat 25 Jan 201421:00BBC Radio 4
- Fri 12 May 201710:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 12 May 201715:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 13 May 201703:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
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