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7. Crime

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Constance and Sam, now married, receive a cryptic Christmas card from the exiled Sophia. Stars Gillian Kearney and Ian Dunn.

Constance and Sam, now married, receive a cryptic Christmas card from the exiled Sophia.

Starring Gillian Kearney.

Arnold Bennett's novel follows the lives of two very different sisters who grow up above a thriving drapery business in the Potteries during the 1860s.

Dramatised by Stephen Wyatt.

Constance .... Gillian Kearney
Sam Povey .... Ian Dunn
Narrator .... Phillip Jackson
Daniel Povey .... Declan Wilson
Maria Inshull .... Rachel Atkins

Director: Claire Grove

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2004.

15 minutes

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Wed 22 Nov 202302:15
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