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Episode 2
Episode 2 of 5
Manson and Denny attend a charity do for a new chest clinic, but it doesn't quite go as anticipated. Stars Julian Lewis Jones.
Dr Manson questions the mine owner, Mr Vaughan, about his record on safety at the pit.
Meanwhile, Mr Vaughan's wife, Lydia, befriends Denny; she knows of his past as a doctor at the siege of Kut.
Based on AJ Cronin's groundbreaking novel about medical life before the creation of the UK's National Health Service.
Written by Christopher Reason
Manson ...... George Blagden
Denny ...... Julian Lewis Jones
Vaughan ...... Seamus O'Neill
Lydia Vaughan ...... Kate Coogan
Director: Pauline Harris
Producer: Gary Brown & Pauline Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2019.
Last on
Wed 9 Nov 202202:15
BBC Radio 4 Extra
Broadcasts
- Tue 16 Apr 201910:45BBC Radio 4
- Tue 16 Apr 201919:45BBC Radio 4
- Tue 8 Nov 202214:15BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 9 Nov 202202:15BBC Radio 4 Extra