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A Woman of No Importance

At a country house party, Mrs Arbuthnot's long-concealed secret comes back to haunt her. Stars Diana Rigg and Martin Jarvis.

At a country house party, Mrs Arbuthnot's long-concealed secret comes back to haunt her.

Oscar Wilde's audacious social comedy - first performed on stage in 1893.

Starring Diana Rigg, Martin Jarvis and Annette Crosbie.

Mrs Arbuthnot ...... Diana Rigg
Lord Illingworth ...... Martin Jarvis
Lady Hunstanton ...... Annette Crosbie
Lady Caroline Pontefract ...... Irene Sutcliffe
Mrs Allonby ...... Susan Sheridan
Lady Stutfield ...... Auriol Smith
Gerald Arbuthnot ...... Dominic Letts
Hester Worsley ...... Teresa Gallagher
Archdeacon Daubeny ...... David King
Sir John Pontefract ...... Geoffrey Chater
Mr Kelvill, MP ...... Jack Klaff
Alice ...... Adjoa Andoh
Lord Alfred Rufford ...... Peter Penry-Jones

Violin: Alexander Balanescu.

Adapted and directed by Adrian Bean.

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in December 1991.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sun 15 Aug 2021 04:00

Broadcasts

  • Sat 4 Dec 2010 13:00
  • Sun 5 Dec 2010 01:00
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  • Sun 12 Oct 2014 04:00
  • Sat 6 Aug 2016 06:00
  • Sat 6 Aug 2016 16:00
  • Sun 7 Aug 2016 04:00
  • Sat 14 Jul 2018 06:00
  • Sat 14 Jul 2018 16:00
  • Sun 15 Jul 2018 04:00
  • Sat 14 Aug 2021 06:00
  • Sat 14 Aug 2021 16:00
  • Sun 15 Aug 2021 04:00