Episode 2
William pledges to protect his sister from the philandering Lord Byro. Lakeland poets parody with Tim Curry. From March 1985.
An Everyday Story of Towering Genius.
Sue Limb鈥檚 four-part soap opera set in and around the Lake District at the turn of the 18th century
Lord Biro arrives with his menagerie. He attempts the seduction of both Stinking Iris and Dorothy. His mysterious half-cousin is in labour. William is afflicted by his ailment....
Dorothy Wordsmith ...... Denise Coffey
William Wordsmith ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Samuel Tailor Cholericke ...... Simon Callow
Stinking Iris ...... Miriam Margolyes
The Leechpedlar ...... Chris Emmett
Lord Biro ...... Tim Curry
Teresa Sanseveria ...... Helen Atkinson-Wood
Music by Stephen Oliver and sung by Cantabile
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in March 1985.
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