An Encounter with Mr Newton
Pre-enlightenment Edinburgh: can the Fair Intellectuals ladies lead Newton to gravity? Stars Caroline Deyga. From 2016.
Lucy Porter's sitcom set in pre-enlightenment Edinburgh.
Intellectual giant Isaac Newton is in town and he's struggling with a new theory to explain why things keep falling on his head.
He encounters the members of the Fair Intellectual club - a secret society for the scholarly improvement of young ladies. With the help of carefree socialite Ishbel, devout clergyman's daughter Marjory and maths boffin Alison, the penny finally drops.
Mr Newton also has to contend with Alison's idiot brother Robert, Ishbel's ancient retainer Kennedy and a rented pineapple.
Isaac Newton ...... Gavin Mitchell
Ishbel ...... Caroline Deyga
Marjory ...... Samara MacLaren
Alison ...... Jessica Hardwick
Robert ...... Simon Donaldson
Kennedy ...... Gordon Kennedy
Music by Aly Macrae.
Director: Marilyn Imrie
Producer: Gordon Kennedy
An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in November 2016.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Isaac Newton | Gavin Mitchell |
| Ishbel | Caroline Deyga |
| Marjory | Samara MacLaren |
| Alison | Jessica Hardwick |
| Robert | Simon Donaldson |
| Kennedy | Gordon Kennedy |
| Director | Marilyn Imrie |
| Producer | Gordon Kennedy |
| Writer | Lucy Porter |
Broadcasts
Thu 3 Nov 201618:30BBC Radio 4- Thu 10 Nov 201607:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 10 Nov 201617:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 10 Nov 201622:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 11 Nov 201605:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 14 Jul 202107:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 14 Jul 202117:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 15 Jul 202105:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 17 Jul 202112:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 7 May 202408:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 7 May 202413:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 7 May 202419:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 8 May 202403:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
