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The Dollar Princess

4 Extra Debut. 1895: Consuelo Vanderbilt reluctantly agrees to marry the Duke of Marlborough. Will it last? Stars Shelley Thompson.

At the turn of the 19th century, Consuelo Vanderbilt was forced by her ambitious American mother to marry the ninth Duke of Marlborough.

She spends several years living in Blenheim Palace trying to make a go of her loveless marriage – all the while pining for the love of her life who she left behind in the USA.

Starring Shelley Thompson and Michael Cochran.

Written by Katherine Parker.

Consuelo .... Shelley Thompson
Sunny .... Michael Cochrane
Alva .... Kate Harper
Winthrop .... Stuart Milligan
Jacques .... Peter Penry-Jones
Lady Blandford .... Joanna Wake
Dowager Duchess .... Joan Matheson
Lucy/Gladys .... Elizabeth Kelly
Lady Paget/Sarah .... Ann Windsor
Miss Harper/Lilian .... Theresa Streatfield
Bates/Roberts .... John Church

Director: Cherry Cookson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1991.

1 hour

Last on

Mon 18 Apr 202204:00
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Broadcasts

  • Sun 17 Apr 202216:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sun 17 Apr 202220:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 18 Apr 202204:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra