5. A New Chapter

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Friendship and family ties are tested as the villagers of Haverstock hear the sound of wedding bells... Susan Hill's wryly-observed study of friendship and family ties in the small Midland village of Haverstock Dramatised by Bill Matthews. Eleanor Thorne..............Patricia Hayes Dorothea Shottery........Gwen Watford Florence Ames...........Anna Cropper Alida Thorne......Stephanie Cole Isabel Lavender............Sian Phillips Kathleen Lavender.....Jill Graham Hubert Gaily...........John Baddeley Miss Cress...........Jillie Meers Ma Gaily................Pauline Letts Dr Sparrow.........James Telfer Mrs Clemency........Irene Sutcliffe Reverend...............Peter Penry-Jones Ward sister............Linda Polan Music by Peter Salem Producer: Lissa Evans First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1993.