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Gerry Huxham - Russian Roulette
Dramatised events surrounding the inspiration behind Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s novel, ‘The Gambler’. Stars David Troughton.
Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky undertakes a potentially disastrous bet that leads to the writing of ‘The Gambler’.
Starring David Troughton.
Dramatisation of real events by Gerry Huxham.
Dostoyevsky .... David Troughton
Anna ..... Amanda Gordon
Gregory .... Keith Drinkel
Alexis .... Robert Harper
Polina ... Elaine Pyke
Grandmama ....Shirley Dixon
General .... Denys Hawthorne
Stellovsky .... Stephen Thorne
Dubarry .... Christopher Scott
Sonya .... Alice Arnold
With:
Ioan Meredith
Chris Pavlo
Colleen Prendergast
Mark Bonnar
Director: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on 91¸£ÀûÉç Radio 4 in October 1996.
Last on
Sat 7 Sep 2024
05:00
91¸£ÀûÉç Radio 4 Extra
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