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Rogue Herries

Dramatisation of the 1930 Hugh Walpole novel
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Hugh Walpole - Rogue Herries
Dramatised in four parts by Eric Pringle.

1. Wilderness


In 1730, drawn by a wild romantic impulse, Francis Herries moves his family to a tumbledown ancestral house called 'Herries', ringed by the Cumberland fells.

Francis .... Gavin Muir
David ... Mark Bonnar
Margaret ... Janet Maw
Deborah ... Jane Whittenshaw
Alice Press ... Jane Slavin
Pomfret ... Stephen Thorne
Jannice .... Shirley Dixon
Father Roache ....Hugh Dickson
Statesman Peel ....Gerard McDermott
The Pedlar ....Ioan Meredith
Benjamin ....Chris Pavlo
Young Deborah ....Katie Clarke
Young David ....George Maguire
Others parts by Joseph Head, Robert Harper, Alex Lowe, Alison Pettitt and Christopher Scott


2. Forty-Five

Francis encounters Mirabell again and his fate is sealed.

Francis ... Gavin Muir
David ... Mark Bonnar
Deborah ... Jane Whittenshaw
Margaret ... Janet Maw
Mirabell ... Deborah Berlin
Roche ... Hugh Dickson
Cumberlege ... Gordon Reid
Hetty ... Alison Pettitt


Other parts played by:

Shirley Dixon
Robert Harper
Carolyn Jones
Alex Lowe
Gerard McDermott
Ioan Meredith
Chris Pavlo
Stephen Thorne


3. The Wild Marriage

It is now 1756 and David is prospering. But Francis roams the fells searching for something he can never find.


Francis ... Gavin Muir
David ... Mark Bonnar
Deborah ... Jane Whittenshaw
Mirabell ... Deborah Berlin
Pomfret ... Stephen Thorne
Sunwood/Bann ... Christopher Scott
Denburn ... Keith Drinkel
Sarah .... Becky Hindley

Other parts played by Hugh Dickson, Carolyn Jones, Ioan Meredith, Chris Pavlo and Alison Pettitt


4. A Great Age to Be Beginning

Trapped at Herries with a man she cannot love, Mirabell yearns to be free...


Francis .... Gavin Muir
David ... Mark Bonnar
Mirabell ... Deborah Berlin
Deborah ... Jane Whittenshaw
Sarah ... Becky Hindley
Benjamin ... Chris Pavlo
Reverend ... Christopher Scott
Harness ... Gerard McDermott
Other parts played by Stephen Thorne, Linda Polan, Katie Clarke, Joseph Head, Carolyn Jones and George Maguire


Director David Blount
First broadcast: Four Parts
From:
Tue 2nd May 2006
on BBC 7

  1. Wilderness (13.1Mb)
  2. Forty-Five (13.1Mb)
  3. The Wild Marriage (13.1Mb)
  4. A Great Age To Be Beginning (13.1Mb)

MP3 files hosted by archive.org.