
A Woman on the Edge of Time (Omnibus)
A son’s quest to find out, 40 years on, why his 29 year old sociologist mother took her own life. Stars Dominic Mafham.
In 1965, Hannah Gavron – a 29 year old, bright, sophisticated sociologist – gassed herself in a flat in Primrose Hill, north London. She left behind a suicide note, two small children, and an about-to-be-published manuscript: The Captive Wife.
Four decades later, her son Jeremy tries to piece together the events that led to her death.
Omnibus of Jeremy Gavron's book is dramatised by Sarah Daniels starring Dominic Mafham, Helen Clapp and James Bolam.
Jeremy Gavron ...... Dominic Mafham
Judy Gavron ...... Helen Clapp
Young Leah ...... Amy-Jayne Leigh
Young Mima ...... Megan Webb
Bob ...... Sean Baker
Simon ...... Christopher Harper
Nurse ...... Debbie Korley
Hannah ...... Sarah Ovens
Aunt Susie ...... Susan Jameson
Tasha ...... Elaine Claxton
Shirley ...... Catherine Cusack
Susan ...... Georgie Glen
Tom ...... James Bolam
Friend ...... David Hounslow
Director: Emma Harding
First broadcast in five parts on BBC Radio 4 in 2019.
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Broadcasts
- Sat 15 Jun 201913:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 16 Jun 201901:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 26 Mar 202307:50BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 26 Mar 202312:50BBC Radio 4 Extra
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- Mon 27 Mar 202301:50BBC Radio 4 Extra