1. On The Run
4 Extra Debut. Tabasco, Mexico, 1930s: The last priest is on the run from the authorities who execute any priests they find. Stars Stephen Rea.
Tabasco, Mexico in the 1930s. The last priest is on the run from the anti-Catholic authorities, who put any priests they find before the firing squad.
Stephen Rea and Hugo Speer star in Graham Greene's masterpiece
Dramatised in two parts by Nick Warburton.
The Whisky Priest ..... Stephen Rea
The Lieutenant ..... Hugo Speer
The Narrator ..... Danny Sapani
Tench ..... James Lailey
The Chief of Police ..... Brian Protheroe
Luis ..... Milo Parker
Luis' mother ..... Nicola Ferguson
Padre José/ Beggar ..... Sean Baker
Maria/ José's Wife ..... Adie Allen
Grandmother ..... Elizabeth Bennett
Captain Fellows/ The Governor's Cousin ..... Nick Underwood
Coral ..... Kirsty Oswald
The Mestizo ..... Jason Barnett
Brigitta ..... Amy Jayne
Director: Emma Harding.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2016.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| The Whisky Priest | Stephen Rea |
| The Lieutenant | Hugo Speer |
| The Narrator | Danny Sapani |
| Tench | James Lailey |
| The Chief of Police | Brian Protheroe |
| Luis | Milo Parker |
| Luis's mother | Nicola Ferguson |
| Padre Jose | Sean Baker |
| Beggar | Sean Baker |
| Maria | Adie Allen |
| Jose's Wife | Adie Allen |
| Grandmother | Elizabeth Bennett |
| Captain Fellows | Nick Underwood |
| The Governor's Cousin | Nick Underwood |
| Coral | Kirsty Oswald |
| The Mestizo | Jason Barnett |
| Brigitta | Amy Jayne |
| Author | Graham Greene |
| Adaptor | Nick Warburton |
| Director | Emma Harding |
Broadcasts
Sun 19 Jun 201615:00BBC Radio 4- Sat 25 Jun 201621:00BBC Radio 4
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