Episode 2
Chiara flees Rome with a Jewish boy she’s sheltering. 30 years on, Maria toils with her Dad’s identity. Stars Sophie Melville.
Italy 1943. Chiara has to flee Rome with her sister and Daniele Levi, the young Jewish boy she is sheltering.
Thirty years later, Welsh teenager Maria is still coming to terms with the bombshell that her real father is an Italian man she's never met, a man called Daniele Levi.
Greta Scacchi, Juliet Aubrey and Sophie Melville star in Virginia Baily's powerful novel of love, loss and learning to be a mother.
Dramatised by Miranda Emmerson.
Narrator.....Greta Scacchi
Chiara.....Juliet Aubrey
Maria.....Sophie Melville
Cecilia.....Alex Tregear
Daniele.....Adam Thomas Wright
Gennaro/ Adult Daniele.....Cesare Taurasi
Simone/ Nonna.....Jessica Turner
Antonio.....David Hounslow
Gabriele.....David Acton
Tommaso/ Nazi officer/ Brian.....Felix Auer
Edna.....Amelia Lowdell
Barry/ Goffredo.....Chris Pavlo
Gianni.....Sam Dale
Director: Emma Harding
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2015.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Greta Scacchi |
| Chiara | Juliet Aubrey |
| Maria | Sophie Melville |
| Cecilia | Alex Tregear |
| Daniele | Adam Thomas Wright |
| Gennaro | Cesare Taurasi |
| Adult Daniele | Cesare Taurasi |
| Simone | Jessica Turner |
| Nonna | Jessica Turner |
| Antonio | David Hounslow |
| Gabriele | David Acton |
| Tommaso | Felix Auer |
| Nazi Officer | Felix Auer |
| Brian | Felix Auer |
| Edna | Amelia Lowdell |
| Barry | Chris Pavlo |
| Goffredo | Chris Pavlo |
| Gianni | Sam Dale |
| Author | Virginia Baily |
| Adaptor | Miranda Emmerson |
| Director | Emma Harding |
Broadcasts
Tue 13 Oct 201510:45BBC Radio 4 FM- Tue 13 Oct 201519:45BBC Radio 4
- Tue 1 Oct 201914:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 2 Oct 201902:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
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