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Radio 4 Extra,02 Oct 1983,15 mins

1. New Horizons

The Fosdyke Saga

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'One more mouth to feed! That settles it. We're going.' Lancashire, 1902: Will the luck of the Fosdyke family ever take a turn for the better? A classic tale of struggle, power, personalities and tripe. Bill Tidy and John Junkin's family saga - based on Tidy's Daily Mirror cartoon strip (1971-1985) parodying John Galsworthy's 'The Forsyte Saga' novels. Jos Fosdyke ...... Philip Lowrie Victoria Fosdyke ...... Miriam Margolyes Tom Fosdyke ...... David Threlfall Albert Fosdyke ...... Enn Reitel Roger Ditchley ...... Christian Rodska Ben Ditchley ...... Colin Douglas Other parts played by: Douglas Blackwell Christopher Barr Sally Grace john Junkin Producer: Alan Nixon First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 1983.

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