Episode 5
Elderly Rita meets a punter in a Soho hotel room, unaware that her friend Annetta has gone missing again.
"Attractive, well-spoken older woman seeks someone to dine with." Elderly sex worker Rita goes on a date, hoping that it might lead to more than just dinner and a room somewhere.
Molly McGrann's frank and atmospheric novel centres around the fallout from the discovery of the double life of 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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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Reader | Susan Jameson |
| Author | Molly McGrann |
| Abridger | Robin Brooks |
| Producer | Kirsteen Cameron |
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- Fri 3 Apr 201522:45BBC Radio 4
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