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Working in the orphanage run by nuns, Kitty collapses and learns she is pregnant, Walter makes a demand. Stars Nicholas Farrell.

by Somerset Maugham
dramatised by Lizzie Nunnery

Set in 1920's China. Kitty has started working in the orphanage run by the French nuns. When she collapses one day she fears it is cholera but discovers she's pregnant. Her husband Walter, who adores children, demands to know if it's his child.

Kitty Fane ...... Sarah Smart
Walter Fane ...... Nicholas Farrell
Waddington ... Conrad Nelson
Souer St Joseph..... Isabelle Defaut
Mother Superior ..... Caroline Loncq
Girl in orphanage - Shamae Griffin
Chinese consultant - Jing Griffin
Directed by Pauline Harris.

15 minutes

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  • Thu 26 Jan 2012 10:45
  • Thu 26 Jan 2012 19:45
  • Thu 24 Sep 2015 14:30
  • Fri 25 Sep 2015 02:30

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