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by Nick Warburton. When Richard and Clare inherit a house in Yorkshire they become part of a community intent on resisting change led by their truculent tenant, John Hector.

by Nick Warburton

John ..... Ronald Pickup
Richard ..... Paul Ritter
Clare ..... Kate Duchêne
Lux ..... Michelle Asante
Robust Betty ..... Emma Handy
Brandi ..... Saffron Coomber
Librarian ..... Liam Lau Fernandez
A Heavy ..... Don Gilet
Wayne ..... Lewis Bray

Directed by Sally Avens

When the local tearoom is threatened with takeover by a major coffee chain The Breck Howe Preservation Society decide to take direct action to save it; John Hector has big ideas but unsurprisingly things don't go to plan.

44 minutes

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Tue 18 Aug 202014:15
BBC Radio 4

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