1. Inheritance

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Arnold Bennett's powerful story of love, tyranny and rebellion set against the vitality and harshness of life in the Staffordshire Potteries in the late 19th century. Brought up in the repressive tradition of Methodism by her miserly father, Anna Tellwright dreams of independence and freedom. On coming of age she learns that she is to inherit a fortune and realises that she is loved by the charismatic Henry Mynors. But with the money comes responsibility and a growing bond with one of her tenants William Price. Stars Charlotte Riley. Dramatised in two parts by Helen Edmundson. Anna.....Charlotte Riley Tellwright.....David Schofield Young Agnes.....Emilia Harker William Price.....Michael Socha Titus Price.....James Masters Henry Mynors.....Lee Williams Beatrice/Older Agnes.....Rosina Carbone Mrs Sutton.....Olwen May Revivalist.....Andrew Westfield Sarah Vodrey.....Jacqueline Redgwell Director: Nadia Molinari First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2011.