Episode 2

Arriving in Yorkshire, witty 19th century cleric and essayist, Sydney Smith must turn his hand to farming.

Robert Lang plays the cleric who could use his wit to dazzle any social gathering, but could also use it to fight against injustice.

Starring Robert Lang as the Reverend Sydney Smith, Marian Diamond as Saba Smith, Ann Bell as Mrs Smith, Terence Edmond as Robert Smith and Joanna Myers as Mrs Robert Smith.

Scripted by Roderick Graham.

Producer: Jane Morgan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1992.