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4. Crisis

Episode 4 of 5

Dr Andrew Manson performs a remarkable doctoring feat in a crisis. Set in Wales in the mid 1920s starring Richard Fleeshman.

Dr Andrew Manson performs a remarkable doctoring feat in a crisis.

Set in a mid-1920s South Wales mining town, Drineffy.

Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel, which is said to have partly inspired the creation of the NHS.

Manson ...... Richard Fleeshman
Denny ...... Julian Lewis Jones
Susan ...... Fiona Clarke
Midwife ...... Ellie Darvill
Joe Morgan ...... Ben Addis

Dramatised by Christopher Reason.

Producers: Pauline Harris and Gary Brown
Director: Gary Brown

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2018.

15 minutes

Last on

Fri 29 Oct 202102:15

Credits

RoleContributor
MansonRichard Fleeshman
DennyJulian Lewis Jones
SusanFiona Clarke
MidwifeEllie Darvill
Joe MorganBen Addis
DirectorGary Brown
ProducerPauline Harris
ProducerGary Brown
AdaptorChristopher Reason
AuthorAJ Cronin

Broadcasts

  • Thu 8 Mar 201810:45
  • Thu 8 Mar 201819:45
  • Thu 28 Oct 202114:15
  • Fri 29 Oct 202102:15