An Encounter with Mr Newton

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Lucy Porter's sitcom set in pre-enlightenment Edinburgh. Intellectual giant Isaac Newton is in town and he's struggling with a new theory to explain why things keep falling on his head. He encounters the members of the Fair Intellectual club - a secret society for the scholarly improvement of young ladies. With the help of carefree socialite Ishbel, devout clergyman's daughter Marjory and maths boffin Alison, the penny finally drops. Mr Newton also has to contend with Alison's idiot brother Robert, Ishbel's ancient retainer Kennedy and a rented pineapple. Isaac Newton ...... Gavin Mitchell Ishbel ...... Caroline Deyga Marjory ...... Samara MacLaren Alison ...... Jessica Hardwick Robert ...... Simon Donaldson Kennedy ...... Gordon Kennedy Music by Aly Macrae. Director: Marilyn Imrie Producer: Gordon Kennedy An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2016.