Episode 8: Lust
8. Lust. A story of insatiable desire. Dramatised from the work of Emile Zola by Lavinia Murray.
Blood Sex and Money, an epic 24 hours of drama inspired by the works of literature’s greatest whistle blower, Emile Zola.
Season 2. Sex. Episode 8. Lust
A story of quenchless desire dramatised by Lavinia Murray.
Octave Mouret runs The Ladies Paradise – the greatest shop in Paris. But no matter its success, he’s never satisfied.
Glenda Jackson stars as Dide the matriarch to a family of wolves – the Rougon- Macquarts.
Cast:
Dide … Glenda Jackson
Octave … Jack Lowden
Bourdouncle ...Christopher Bisson
Baudu/Haussmann ... David Fleeshman
Mrs Desforges … Shobna Gulati
Clara … Zoe Iqbal
Denise … Katie West
Directed by Kirsty Williams
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Dide | Glenda Jackson |
| Octave | Jack Lowden |
| Bourdouncle | Christopher Bisson |
| Baudu | David Fleeshman |
| Haussmann | David Fleeshman |
| Mrs Desforges | Shobna Gulati |
| Clara | Zoe Iqbal |
| Denise | Katie West |
| Director | Kirsty Williams |
| Author | Emile Zola |
| Adaptor | Lavinia Murray |
Broadcasts
- Sat 14 May 201614:30BBC Radio 4
- Sat 26 Sep 202015:00BBC Radio 4
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