Episode 1
An enthusiastic newly-trained doctor arrives in a Welsh mining town, but then meets cynical Dr Denny. Stars Richard Fleeshman.
Andrew Manson, a newly trained doctor arrives in Drineffy - a South Wales mining town.
He鈥檚 to be an assistant to the elderly Dr Page.
Manson is idealistic and full of enthusiasm but this is soon tempered by reality when he meets the cynical Dr Denny, another doctor in the town.
Set in the mid-1920s and based on AJ Cronin's ground breaking novel, which partly inspired Nye Bevan to create the NHS.
Manson 鈥�. Richard Fleeshman
Denny 鈥�. Julian Lewis Jones
Blodwyn Page .鈥� Sue Jenkins
Dr Page / Dr Griffiths 鈥�. Seamus O'Neill
Jenkins / Mr Williams 鈥�. Simon Ludders
Mrs Williams / Woman .鈥� Kath Weare
Old Thomas .... Simeon Truby
Dramatised by Christopher Reason.
Director: Gary Brown
First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 4 in October 2017.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Manson | Richard Fleeshman |
| Denny | Julian Lewis Jones |
| Blodwyn Page | Sue Jenkins |
| Dr Page | Seamus O'Neill |
| Dr Griffiths | Seamus O'Neill |
| Jenkins | Simon Ludders |
| Mr Williams | Simon Ludders |
| Mrs Williams | Kath Weare |
| Woman | Kath Weare |
| Old Thomas | Simeon Truby |
| Director | Gary Brown |
| Producer | Gary Brown |
| Producer | Pauline Harris |
| Writer | Christopher Reason |
Broadcasts
Mon 30 Oct 2017 10:45大象传媒 Radio 4- Mon 11 Dec 2017 19:45大象传媒 Radio 4
- Mon 19 Jul 2021 14:15大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 20 Jul 2021 02:15大象传媒 Radio 4 Extra