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2. Transformation

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Ruth’s campaign to punish her husband and his mistress advances and she will stop at nothing to get her way. Stars Barnaby Kay.

As Ruth’s campaign to punish her husband and his mistress advances, she will now still stop at nothing to get the life, and the body, she desires.

Starring Hattie Morahan.

Fay Weldon's gleefully bawdy satire on the war of the sexes, is a fable about the rewards and dangers of our capacity for transformation.

After Ruth discovered her husband is sleeping with a prettier, richer woman, she's been making ingenious and diabolical plans to punish them both.

Conclusion dramatised by Joy Wilkinson.

Ruth ...... Hattie Morahan
Bobbo ..... Barnaby Kay
Mary Fisher ...... Lyndsey Marshal
Judge Bissop ...... Brian Protheroe
Father Ferguson ...... Edward MacLiam
Mrs Fisher ...... Susan Jameson
Nicola ...... Evie Killip
Andy ...... Leo Wan
Ghengis ...... Trevor White
Vickie ...... Rebecca Hamilton
Policeman ...... Sean Baker

Director: Abigail le Fleming

First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in February 2016.

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Wed 6 Dec 2023 00:00
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Credits

Ruth Hattie Morahan
Bobbo Barnaby Kay
Mary Fisher Lyndsey Marshal
Judge Bissop Brian Protheroe
Father Ferguson Edward MacLiam
Mrs Fisher Susan Jameson
Nicola Evie Killip
Andy Leo Wan
Ghengis Trevor White
Vickie Rebecca Hamilton
Policeman Sean Baker
Author Fay Weldon
Adaptor Joy Wilkinson
Director Abigail le Fleming

Broadcasts

  • Sun 28 Feb 2016 15:00
    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
  • Sat 5 Mar 2016 21:00
    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4
  • Tue 5 Dec 2023 05:00
    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 5 Dec 2023 10:00
    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 5 Dec 2023 15:00
    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 6 Dec 2023 00:00
    ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra