Anthony Trollope's The Warden

The gentle Mr Harding finds his peaceful life disrupted when his would be son-in-law John Bold calls into question the large income he receives as warden of Barchester Alms House.

Mr Harding's daughter Eleanor is equally shocked and upset by her suitor's actions.

So she sets out to discover why the man she loves wants to injure someone as well respected and loved as her mild mannered father?

Another of Anthony Trollope's much-loved satirical stories of provincial life.

Set in the fictional town of Barchester and surrounding county of Barsetshire.

Mrs Baxter .... Maggie Steed
Mr Harding .... Tim Pigott-Smith
Bishop Grantly .... Andrew Sachs
Eleanor .... Claire Price
John Bold .... Bryan Dick
Archdeacon Grantly .... Malcolm Sinclair
Susan Grantly .... Charlotte Emmerson
Mary Bold .... Georgie Fuller
Bunce .... Sean Murray
Abel Handy .... Nick Brimble
Tom Towers .... David Seddon

Director: Susan Roberts
Producer: Charlotte Riches

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2014.