1. The Duel

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An unfortunate duel is the catalyst for young Redmond Barry to leave his native Ireland and serve on the battlefields of the Seven Years War. A chance reunion with his long-lost uncle offers a way to make their fortune at the gaming-tables of the highest courts of Europe. William Makepeace Thackeray's classic novel, first published in 1844. It tells of the rise and fall of an Irish adventurer, set during the last half of the 18th century. The action moves from rural Ireland to the courts of Europe to the drawing rooms of English society. Starring Gerard McSorley and Andrew Scott. Dramatised in two parts by Don McCamphill. Barry ...... Gerard McSorley Redmond ...... Andrew Scott Chevalier de Balibari ...... David Kelly Bell Barry ...... Sheila Hancock Lord Lyndon ...... Kenneth Cranham Sir Rumford Bumford ...... Jamie Foreman Mme Fitzsimons ...... Tina Kellegher Fitzsimons ...... Kevin Flood Captain Fagan ...... Frank O'Sullivan John Quin ...... Mark Lambert Von Potzdorff ...... Don Wycherley Ulick ...... Darragh Kelly Mick ...... Eanna MacLiam Nora ...... Alice Barry Directed at BBC Belfast by Lawrence Jackson. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2003.