Bernard Pomerance - The Elephant Man
A disfigured man is rescued from a Victorian freak show, but what is 'normality'? Powerful drama starring Gerard Murphy. From December 1988.
From Victorian fairground freak to social celebrity - the true story of John Merrick, whose hideously deformed body cruelly hid the mind of a sensitive and intelligent being.
Stars Gerard Murphy as John Merrick, Jeremy Clyde as Frederick Treves, Anna Massey as Mrs Kendall, Charles Kay as Carr Gomm, John Hollis as Ross, Jennifer Piercey as Princess Alexandra, John Baddeley as the Bishop, Philip Sully as Lord John, Joan Walker as the Countess, Diana Olsson as the Duchess and Michael Tudor Barnes as the Porter.
Musical Director: Colin Snell.
Adapted from Bernard Pomerance's stage play and directed by David Hitchinson.
A BBC World Service Drama production first broadcast in 1988.
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- Sat 19 May 201806:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 19 May 201816:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 20 May 201804:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
