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6th May 1800
Episode 5 of 6
With the babies set to arrive, a visitor surprises Cholericke. Lakeland poets parody with Geoffrey Whitehead. From June 1987.
An Everyday Story of Towering Genius.
Sue Limb's soap opera, set in and around the Lake District at the turn of the 18th century.
Cholericke gets a surprise visitor while Dorothy tries to manage as the household descends into chaos...
William Wordsmith …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Dorothy Wordsmith …. Denise Coffey
Samuel Tailor Cholericke …. Simon Callow
Stinking Iris …. Miriam Margolyes
Sara Cholericke …. Angela Pleasence
Thomas de Quinine …. Nickolas Grace
Music by Stephen Oliver and performed by Cantabile.
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on 91¸£ÀûÉç Radio 4 in June 1987.
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