Penelope Fitzgerald - Offshore
4 Extra Debut. On a barge on the Thames in the 1960s, Nenna and her two daughters have tricky decisions to make. Stars Hattie Morahan.
Penelope Fitzgerald's 1979 Booker Prize-winning novel is set amongst a small community of eccentric barge-dwellers on the River Thames.
Nenna and her two daughters have tricky decisions to make.
Starring Hattie Morahan.
Dramatised by Michael Butt.
Nenna ..... Hattie Morahan
Tilda ..... Rosie Boore
Martha ..... Molly Pipe
Maurice ..... Joel MacCormack
Richard ..... Clive Hayward
Willis ..... Neil McCaul
Laura ..... Isabella Inchbald
Fr. Watson/Edward ..... David Reakes
Pinkie ..... Rupert Holliday-Evans
Antiques Man ..... Philip Bretherton
Louise ..... Kath Weare
Mrs Hodge ..... Ellie Darvill
Director: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2018.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Nenna | Hattie Morahan |
| Tilda | Rosie Boore |
| Martha | Molly Pipe |
| Maurice | Joel MacCormack |
| Richard | Clive Hayward |
| Willis | Neil McCaul |
| Laura | Isabella Inchbald |
| Fr Watson | David Reakes |
| Edward | David Reakes |
| Pinkie | Rupert Holliday-Evans |
| Antiques Man | Philip Bretherton |
| Lousie | Kath Weare |
| Mrs Hodge | Ellie Darvill |
| Director | David Hunter |
| Writer | Michael Butt |
Broadcasts
Sat 6 Jan 201814:30BBC Radio 4- Sat 30 Mar 201921:00BBC Radio 4
- Thu 18 Nov 202110:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 18 Nov 202115:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 19 Nov 202103:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
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