3. Friendly Persuasion

Expires on Monday 6:00am

Louisa Musgrove has become engaged to Captain Benwick. Anne Elliot dares to hope that Captain Wentworth's affections might, once again, be hers... Starring Juliet Stevenson and Tim Brierley. Conclusion of 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 Henrietta Musgrove …. Alison Dowling Mrs Musgrove …. Sheila Grant Lady Russell …. Patricia Gallimore Sophia Croft …. Tina Gray Mrs Clay …. Hedli Niklaus Mrs Smith …. Carole Boyd Captain Harville …. Paul Alexander 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 January 1986.