蜜芽传媒

The secret courtship of the oppressed Elizabeth Barrett and flamboyant poet Robert Browning is one of the most famous, true-life romances.

It all takes place in 1845 at 50 Wimpole Street.

The tyrannical Edward Moulton-Barrett keeps his daughter a virtual prisoner in his forbidding London household...

Starring Dorothy Tutin, Jeremy Brett and Paul Rogers.

Rudolf Besier鈥檚 celebrated play was first performed on stage in 1930.

Elizabeth Barrett - 'Bar' ........ Dorothy Tutin
Robert Browning ..................... Jeremy Brett
Edward Moulton-Barrett ...... Paul Rogers

His other daughters:

Arabella ... Kate Binchy
Henrietta ... Jane Knowles

Octavius, his son ... Christopher Good
Henry Bevan ... Kenneth Fortescue
Bella Hedley ... Helen Worth
Captain Surtees Cook ... Michael Kilgarriff
Doctor Chambers ... Rolf Lefebvre
Doctor Ford-Waterlow ... John Ruddock
Wilson ... Sheila Grant

Mr Barrett's other sons:

George ... John Rowe
Alfred ... William Eedle
Charles ... John Samson
Henry ... Robin Browne
Septimus ... David Valla

Producer Archie Campbell

First broadcast on 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4 in October 1972.

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