Episode 2
Rita's Story. The twists and turns that led Rita away from her northern home to the seedy streets of 1960s Soho and the attention of Arthur Gillies.
Rita's story. Born in a northern town, wild and bold and beautiful Rita didn't care what people thought of her. Her good looks brought men's attention - and trouble. In this episode we discover the twists and turns that led her to a Soho peepshow and, eventually, to the door of Arthur Gillies's high-class brothel in Primrose Hill.
Molly McGrann's new novel centres around the fallout from the discovery of the double life led by the late Arthur Gillies - on the surface a respectable businessman, whose widow and daughter have no idea that he made a fortune running brothels, for several decades, in some of London's most exclusive areas.
Read by Susan Jameson
Written by Molly McGrann
Abridged by Robin Brooks
Produced by Kirsteen Cameron.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Susan Jameson |
| Author | Molly McGrann |
| Abridger | Robin Brooks |
| Producer | Kirsteen Cameron |
Broadcast
- Tue 31 Mar 201522:45BBC Radio 4
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