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Jane Beeson - The Discourse of Two Once-Young Women

Three old friends from schooldays during the war plan to meet up. But why are the two women feeling nervous? Stars Lynn Farleigh, Oliver Ford Davies and Eleanor Bron.

The Discourse of Two Once-Young Women

By Jane Beeson.

Three old friends from schooldays during the war plan to meet up. Why are the two women so nervous, and what can have changed so radically? Their male friend acts as a conduit but the circumstance of their meeting is something none of them could have anticipated.

Daisy ...... Lynn Farleigh
Gerald ...... Oliver Ford Davies
Ida ...... Eleanor Bron
Matt ...... Geoffrey Beevers
Mother ...... Ella Smith
Young Daisy ...... Anna Lanyon
Young Ida ...... Tessa Montague
Boy ...... John Cummins

Directed by Cherry Cookson.

45 minutes

Last on

Tue 6 Jun 2017 21:15

Broadcasts

  • Fri 10 Aug 2007 14:15
  • Fri 12 Dec 2014 11:15
  • Sat 13 Dec 2014 04:15
  • Tue 6 Jun 2017 11:15
  • Tue 6 Jun 2017 21:15

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