Episode 2
After hearing some devastating news, Hazel waits with her brother Philip for the return of their mother, unaware that her life is about to be turned upside down.
Series exploring the 20th Century through diaries and correspondence of real people, dramatised by Peter Roberts.
The story of Hazel Taylor, a young woman from Huddersfield who dreams of becoming a freelance writer, as England struggles through the postwar period of rationing and rebuilding.
After hearing some devastating news, Hazel waits with her brother Philip for the return of their mother, unaware that her life is about to be turned upside down.
Hazel ...... Amy Humphreys
Hilda ...... Olwen May
Joe ...... David Fleeshman
Stan/Policeman ...... James Quinn
Sylvia ...... Lucy Jo Hudson
Philip ...... Luke Walker
Mrs Brook ...... Kate Layden
Directed by Peter Leslie Wild.
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- Tue 10 Mar 2009 19:45大象传媒 Radio 4 FM
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