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1. Signal Failure: Wednesday 4th January 1895

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It’s Wednesday 4th January, 1895. A derailment and VIP arrival expose enmities at Victoria Station, Bridgford. Stars Gavin Muir.

It's Wednesday January 4th, 1895.

A derailed goods train and the arrival of a VIP, General Booth, expose enmities at Victoria Station in Bridgford.

Five-part series of self-contained dramas set in Victoria Station, Bridgford on consecutive Wednesdays in January and February of 1895.

Written by Nottingham-born author Steve Chambers.

Joe Braddock .... Sean Baker
Tidmarsh .... Philip Jackson
Josie .... Julia Ford
Ada .... Pauline Letts
Fred Roberts .... John Hartley
Mr Cripps ....Gavin Muir
Phoebe .... Becky Hindley
Syd ....Tom Bevan
Jackson .... Joshua Towb
Wheeler .... Tom Knight
Robson .... Lloyd Notice
Mrs Brook-Hammond ... Frances Jeater
General Booth .... Michael Tudor Barnes
Girl Thief .... Deborah Berlin

Director: Celia de Wolff

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1995.

45 minutes

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