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12. Frensham’s

Episode 12 of 15

1895, Paris. Sophia is the successful proprietor of a smart hotel when Constance is told of her whereabouts. Stars Gillian Kearney.

1895, Paris. Sophia is the successful proprietor of a smart hotel when Constance is told of her whereabouts.

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
Sophia .... Katy Cavanagh
Narrator .... Phillip Jackson
Lewis Mardon .... John Rowe
Matthew Peel-Swynnerton .... Carl Prekopp

Director: Pauline Harris

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2004

15 minutes

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