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2. Will Love Survive?

Acts of fate pushing Marat and Patya together, suddenly start to pull them apart. Will they marry? Stars Aimee-Ffion Edwards.

A death in the settlement further destabilises the community whilst the return of the infamous Khalilbek stirs mixed emotions.

As Marat's wedding date draws closer, the acts of fate that once pushed Marat and Patya closer together, suddenly starts to pull them apart.

Will there be a wedding after all?

Contemporary Russian author, Alisa Ganieva's tragi-comic love story about family expectations, religious and cultural tensions, amid power struggles in rural Dagestan.

Dramatised by Bethan Roberts from the translation by Dr Carol Apollonio.

Patya ...... Aimee-Ffion Edwards
Marat ...... Jacob Ifan
Timur ...... Sion Pritchard
Khadizha ...... Beth Robert
Papa ...... Steve Speirs
Granny ...... Siw Hughes
Colonel Gazier ...... Dafydd Emyr
Khalilbek Ifan ...... Huw Dafydd

Director: Helen Perry

A BBC Cymru/Wales production for BBC Radio 4. first broadcast in February 2018.

1 hour

Last on

Sat 12 Jul 202505:00

Credits

RoleContributor
PatyaAimee-Ffion Edwards
MaratJacob Ifan
TimurSion Pritchard
PapaSteve Speirs
AngelaAlexandria Riley
KhadizhaBeth Robert
GrannySiw Hughes
Colonel GazierDafydd Emyr
KhalilbekIfan Huw Dafydd
AuthorAlisa Ganieva
AdaptorBethan Roberts
TranslationCarol Apollonio
DirectorHelen Perry

Broadcasts

  • Sun 11 Feb 201815:00
  • Sat 17 Feb 201821:00
  • Fri 4 Feb 202210:00
  • Fri 4 Feb 202215:00
  • Sat 5 Feb 202203:00
  • Fri 11 Jul 202515:00
  • Fri 11 Jul 202521:00
  • Sat 12 Jul 202505:00