2. Accidents and Encounters

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Captain Wentworth has returned to the village of Uppercross - becoming the centre of social life for the Musgrove family. Only Anne Elliot appears to remember the past and her rejection of his love eight years ago. But is it coldness of indifference which she now senses in his attitude towards her? Starring Juliet Stevenson and Sorcha Cusack Jane Austen's classic novel, first published in 1817. Dramatised by Michelene Wandor. Anne Elliot …. Juliet Stevenson Captain Wentworth …. Tim Brierley Jane Austen …. Sorcha Cusack Sir Walter Elliot …. Roger Hume Elizabeth Elliot …. Claire Faulconbridge Mr Elliot …. Peter Harlowe Mary Musgrove …. Kathryn Hurlbutt Charles Musgrove …. Alister Cameron Louisa Musgrove …. Jayne Dowell Henrietta Musgrove …. Alison Dowling Mrs Musgrove …. Sheila Grant Lady Russell …. Patricia Gallimore Admiral Croft …. Jeffery Dench Sophia Croft …. Tina Gray Mrs Clay …. Hedli Niklaus Mrs Smith …. Carole Boyd Captain Harville …. Paul Alexander Captain Benwick …. Tony Turner Square piano (William Rolfe and Sons c 1810) played by Kenneth Mobbs Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Vanessa Whitburn. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1986.