JB Priestley - The Good Companions
4 Extra Debut. A 1929 concert party tour charts new adventures for factory worker Jess and newly independent Miss Trant. Starring Ralph Ineson.
JB Priestley's classic story of a 1929 concert party tour charts new adventures for factory worker Jess Oakroyd and newly independent Miss Trant.
Starring Ralph Ineson, Fenella Woolgar and Roy Hudd.
Dramatised by John Retallack.
Jess Oakroyd ..... Ralph Ineson
Miss Trant ..... Fenella Woolgar
Jimmy Nunn ..... Roy Hudd
Inigo Jollifant ..... Oliver Gomm
Susie Dean ..... Isabella Inchbald
Mr Ridvers ..... Gerard McDermott
Mrs Joe ..... Ellie Darvill
Monte Mortimer ..... Clive Hayward
Leonard Oakroyd ..... Gary Duncan
Mr Joe ..... Philip Bretherton
Morton Mitcham ..... Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong
Jerry Jerningham ..... Adam Fitzgerald
Agent ..... Rupert Holliday Evans
Inspector ..... David Reakes
Box Office Lady ..... Katherine Weare
Music composed by Neil Brand
Musicians Neil Brand, Michael Hammond & Alex Hammond
Director: David Hunter
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2018.
Last on
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Jess Oakroyd | Ralph Ineson |
| Miss Trant | Fenella Woolgar |
| Jimmy Nunn | Roy Hudd |
| Inigo Jollifant | Oliver Gomm |
| Susie Dean | Isabella Inchbald |
| Mr Ridvers | Gerard McDermott |
| Mrs Joe | Ellie Darvill |
| Monte Mortimer | Clive Hayward |
| Leonard Oakroyd | Gary Duncan |
| Mr Joe | Philip Bretherton |
| Morton Mitcham | Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong |
| Jerry Jerningham | Adam Fitzgerald |
| Agent | Rupert Holliday Evans |
| Inspector | David Reakes |
| Box Office Lady | Katherine Weare |
| Director | David Hunter |
| Author | JB Priestley |
| Adaptor | John Retallack |
Broadcasts
Sat 24 Feb 201814:30BBC Radio 4- Sat 15 Jan 202206:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 15 Jan 202216:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 16 Jan 202204:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
