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2. Setting Sail

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1776, and Caroline Harding sets sail for India, bound for marriage to a man whom she's not seen in 8 years. Stars Rebecca Egan.

In 1776 Caroline Harding sets sail for India, bound for marriage to a man whom she's not seen in 8 years.

But she suspects that he has no real desire to wed her...

Written by Joanna Trollope under her nom de plume, Caroline Harvey.

Starring Rebecca Egan.

Dramatised by Eric Pringle.

Caroline Harding .... Rebecca Egan
Lady Lennox …. Jennifer Hilary
Lord Lennox .... David Collings
Isobel Grant .... Emma Gregory
General North .... John Turner
Bella Rathbone .... Jillie Meers
Johnnie Gates …. Charles Simpson
Ranjit .... Sam Dastor
George Carew .... Stephen Critchlow
Sir Edward Ashton .... Nicholas le Prevost
Sircar …. Dhirendra
Moneylender .... Raj Patel
Servant .... Becky Hindley
Ship's Officer.... Paul Jenkins
Sailor .... Joshua Towb

Director: Jane Morgan.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1995.

1 hour

Last on

Fri 21 Feb 202505:00
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