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6. The Elopement

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Sophia escapes to London with her lover, travelling salesman Gerald Scales. Stars Katy Cavanagh and Nicholas Boulton.

Sophia escapes to London with her lover, travelling salesman Gerald Scales. Stars Katy Cavanagh and Nicholas Boulton.

Starring Katy Cavanagh.

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 in 15 parts by Stephen Wyatt.

Sophia .... Katy Cavanagh
Gerald Scales .... Nicholas Boulton
Narrator .... Phillip Jackson
Chirac .... Tom Smith
Saleswoman .... Rachel Atkins
Englishman .... Chris Moran

Director: Claire Grove

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2004.

15 minutes

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Tue 21 Nov 202302:15
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