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Radio 4 Extra,28 Oct 1972,90 mins
The Barretts of Wimpole Street by Rudolf Besier
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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’s 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 ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 in October 1972.
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