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10 July 2006
Monday 10 July 2006 11:30-12:00 (Radio 4 FM)
When the late, great Jack Rosenthal finally wrote his memoirs, he did so in the form he understood best - the screenplay. This unique series was abridged and adapted by his daughter Amy Rosenthal from her father's original scripts and features his wife Maureen Lipman.
From just before Jack's birth to his days as an aspiring writer at Sheffield University.
Herself ...... Maureen Lipman
Jack Rosenthal ...... Stephen Mangan
Headmaster/ Cricketer/ Matt/ Oswald Mosley/ First Teacher/ David ...... Rupert Degas
Lakey/ Girl ...... Rebecca Front
Sam ...... George Layton
Terry Land/ Second Teacher/ Freddie Trueman/ Phil ...... Toby Longworth
Customer/ Mother-in Law ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Young David ...... Christopher Parkinson
Eileen/ Mary/ Wendy ...... Amy Shindler
Peter Eckersley/ Mickey/ Ron ...... Colin Shindler
Young Jack ...... Ceallach Spellman
Director Maureen Lipman with Dirk Maggs
Producer Bruce Hyman
