4. The Grindstone

Available for over a year

Against the heartfelt wishes of his new wife, Charles Darnay is now determined to travel to Paris to go to the aid of a family retainer imprisoned by the revolutionary committee. Charles Dickens's novel published in 1859 - set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. Starring Robert Lindsay and Andrew Scott. Dramatised by Mike Walker Charles Dickens .... Robert Lindsay Jarvis Lorry .... Jonathan Coy Miss Pross .... Alison Steadman Dr Alexandre Manette .... Karl Johnson Lucie Manette .... Lydia Wilson Charles Darnay .... Andrew Scott Sydney Carton .... Paul Ready Ernest Defarge .... James Lailey Therese Defarge .... Tracy Wiles Jerry Cruncher .... Carl Prekopp Court President .... Paul Moriarty With: Adam Billington Rikki Lawton Christopher Webster Music by Lennert Busch. Director: Jessica Dromgoole & Jeremy Mortimer First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011.