2. The Last Priest
Mexico, 1930s: The Lieutenant is determined to track down the last priest in the state - the whisky priest. Stars Hugo Speer.
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.
The Lieutenant remains determined to track down the whisky priest...
Stephen Rea and Hugo Speer star in the conclusion of Graham Greene's masterpiece.
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
Dramatised by Nick Warburton.
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 26 Jun 201615:00BBC Radio 4 FM- Sat 2 Jul 201621:00BBC Radio 4
- Tue 8 Dec 202010:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 8 Dec 202015:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 9 Dec 202003:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
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