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Augustin Meaulnes spends a night at the old chateau.

During a fancy-dress party for a vanished bride, he has a brief but fateful encounter with the lovely Yvonne.

To his friend Francois Seurel (the narrator), this seems the very stuff of fantasy.

Yet time is to prove it real – and for Francois, the watcher over four lives - too real…

A bewitching tale of a young man's dream of happiness.

Starring Timothy Bateson, Albert Finney and Clare Austin.

Alain Fournier’s novel Le Grand Meaulnes, first published in 1913.

Translated and adapted by Barbara Bray.

Francois Seurel ... Timothy Bateson
Augustin Meaulnes ... Albert Finney
Yvonne de Galais ... Clare Austin
Jasmin Delouche ... John Scott
M. Seurel ... Frederick Treves
Mme. Seurel ... Catherine Salkeld
Aunt Moinel ... Dorothy Green
Frantz de Galais ... Lyndon Brook
Mme. Meaulnes ... Mary Morell
Desnoues / Uncle Florentin ... Frank Windsor
M. de Galais / Man ... Duncan McIntyre
Ganache / Doctor ... John Cazabon
Firmin ... David Spenser
Marie Louise / Girl 1 ... Patricia Leventon
Peasant Woman / Girl 2 ... Hilda Schroder
Boy 1 ... Anthony Adams
Boy 2 ... Jean England
Boy 3 ... Peter Wilde
Boy 4 ... Clive Parritt

Music composed by Elizabeth Poston. Conducted by Douglas Robinson.

Producer: Barbara Bray

First broadcast on the 91¸£ÀûÉç 91¸£ÀûÉç Service in January 1959.

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