2nd October 1799
John Sheets makes a welcome arrival and a game of cricket is proposed. Lakeland poets parody with Simon Callow. From June 1987.
An Everyday Story of Towering Genius.
Sue Limb鈥檚 soap opera set in and around the Lake District at the turn of the 18th century
Domestic bliss is enhanced by the arrival of John Sheets.
Views are exchanged on the desirability of the married state.
And a game of cricket is proposed...
William Wordsmith ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Dorothy Wordsmith ...... Denise Coffey
Samuel Tailor Cholericke ...... Simon Callow
Thomas de Quinine ...... Nickolas Grace
Stinking Iris ...... Miriam Margolyes
The Leechpedlar ...... Chris Emmett
John Sheets ...... Nicky Henson
Music by Stephen Oliver and performed by Cantabile.
Producer: Jonathan James-Moore
First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in June 1987.
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