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First part of the radical reworking of Emile Zola's celebrated mining novel, Germinal.

Blood, Sex and Money by Emile Zola: Season 3 Money
Massacre by Martin Jameson
In a radical re-imagining of Zola’s classic novel Germinal, the powerful Rougon brothers - Eugene and Aristide - become embroiled in a volatile miners’ strike in North East France, whilst their grandmother plots her escape from the asylum at Tulettes.

DIDE…………………………………………………………………...Glenda Jackson
EUGENE……………………………………………….…………………..Robert Jack
ARISTIDE………………………………………………………………..Samuel West
ETIENNE….……………………………………………………….Richard Fleeshman
HENNEBEAU/CAPTAIN..……………...…………………………....Deka Walmsley
THERESE/ MRS MAHEU …………………………...………………Tracy Whitwell
SOUVARINE…………………………………………………………….....Raad Rawi
MAIGRAT/DRIVER………………………………………………….....David Nellist
Director/Producer Gary Brown

57 minutes

Credits

RoleContributor
DideGlenda Jackson
EugeneRobert Jack
AristideSamuel West
EtienneRichard Fleeshman
HennebeauDeka Walmsley
CaptainDeka Walmsley
ThereseTracy Whitwell
Mrs MaheuTracy Whitwell
SouvarineRaad Rawi
MaigratDavid Nellist
DriverDavid Nellist
DirectorGary Brown
AuthorEmile Zola
AdaptorMartin Jameson

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  • Sun 23 Oct 201615:00
  • Sun 10 Oct 202115:00

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