Mary Elizabeth Braddon: BBC Drama Collection
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Three classic stories from the 'Queen of Sensation Fiction'.
Mary Elizabeth Braddon was one of the most important and influential female novelists of the 19th Century, and the founder (alongside Wilkie Collins) of the popular 'sensation fiction' genre.
This collection features her best-known novel, Lady Audley's Secret, a thrilling tale of bigamy, murder and arson that outraged Victorian society on its first release--and was an instant bestseller. Also included are two atmospheric short stories The Cold Embrace and Samuel Lowgood's Revenge.
Lady Audley's Secret
Lucy Graham gains all the wealth she desires through her marriage to the devoted Sir Michael Audley. But her newfound security is threatened when young lawyer Robert Audley sets out to uncover the truth about her hidden past.
Mary Braddon ..... Hattie Morahan
Lucy, Lady Audley ..... Charlotte Emmerson
Sir Michael Audley ..... Sam Dale
Phoebe Marks ..... Lizzy Watts
Luke Marks ..... Benjamin Askew
Robert Audley ..... Alex Wyndham
George Talboys ..... Joseph Kloska
Alicia Audley ..... Perdita Weeks
Lieutenant Maldon ..... Jonathan Tafler
Mr Dawson/Landlord ..... Paul Rider
Mrs Vincent ..... Charlotte West-Oram
Tonks ..... Deborah McAndrew
Written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Dramatised by Theresa Heskins
Directed by Julie Beckett and Fiona Kelcher
First broadcast BBC Radio 4 in April 2009
The Cold Embrace
When Josef, a handsome young German artist, betrays his delicate fianc?e, her vengeance is eerily appropriate...
Mary Braddon ..... Stephanie Turner
Josef ..... Jonathan Firth
Gertrude ..... Alison Pettitt
Father ..... John Hartley
Postmaster ..... Ioan Meredith
Passenger ..... Hugh Dickson
Woman ..... Carolyn Jones
Fisherman ..... Chris Pavlo
Parisienne ..... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Dramatised by Christopher Hawes
Produced by Marion Nancarrow
First broadcast BBC Radio 4 in June 1997
Samuel Lowgood's Revenge
An impoverished clerk discovers that his rival in love has defrauded their employer. But what should he do with this knowledge?
Written by Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Read by Barbara Flynn
Produced by Rebecca Nicholson
First broadcast BBC Radio 4 in November 1998
- Lady Audley’s Secret (123.6Mb)
- The Cold Embrace (25.1Mb)
- Samuel Lowgood's Revenge (12.9Mb)
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