1. North 1794 - 1796

Aristocratic Lady Juliana elopes to Scotland with handsome but penniless Henry Douglas.

Starring Fiona Francis and Stuart McQuarrie

Edinburgh-born novelist Susan Edmonstone Ferrier [1782 – 1854] was noted for her sharp, witty accounts of Scottish life, reflecting views on the social mores of the time, and the relationship between the Scots and the English.

Her comedic first novel, ‘Marriage’, was written in 1810 and was much revised before publication in 1818.

Dramatised in three parts by Patricia Hannah.

Lady Juliana .... Fiona Francis
Henry Douglas .... Stuart McQuarrie
Laird .... Alexander Morton
Aunt Jacky .... Ann Scott-Jones
Aunt Grizzy .... Rose McBain
Aunt Nicky .... Eliza Langland
Lady Maclaughlan .... Alison Peebles
Sir Sampson .... Crawford Logan
Archie Douglas .... Simon Tait
Mrs Douglas .... Ali Walton

Other parts played by:

Martha Leishman
Susie Maguire
Shonagh Price
Jenny Ryan

Directed at BBC Edinburgh by Patrick Rayner.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1996.