Episode details
Radio 4 Extra,10 Dec 1984,90 mins
Titus Groan by Mervyn Peake
Available for 25 days
The arrival of baby Titus, the 77th Earl of Groan, causes consternation in the crumbling citadel of Gormenghast The first of two plays based on the Gormenghast novels by Mervyn Peake. Starring Sting, Freddie Jones, Bernard Hepton and Judy Parfitt. Dramatised by Brian Sibley. Steerpike …….. Sting The Artist …….. Freddie Jones Dr Prunesquallo …….. Bernard Hepton Irma Prunesquallor …….. Judy Parfitt Sepulchrave …….. David Warner Gertrude …….. Eleanor Bron Clarice and Cora …….. Sheila Hancock Fuchsia …….. Jill Lidstone Flay …….. Cyril Shaps Sourdust …….. Robert Eddison Barquentine …….. Maurice Denham Swelter …….. Stratford Johns Nannie Slagg …….. Hilda Schroder Keda …….. Melinda Walker Rantel …….. Graham Blockey Braigon …….. Peter Acre Director: Glyn Dearman First broadcast on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in Dexcember1984.
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