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A Farmer Just Beginning

Farmer Oak sees an ideal wife in Bathsheba, but she turns him down. Then she gets rich and the tables turn. Stars Alex Tregear.

Young farmer Gabriel Oak sees an ideal wife in Bathsheba Everdene, but she turns him down, believing in true romance. As she becomes rich, he is ruined, and the tables turn.

Thomas Hardy's classic tale dramatised by Graham White.

Bathsheba ...... Alex Tregear
Gabriel Oak ...... Shaun Dooley
Boldwood ...... Toby Jones
Troy ...... Patrick Kennedy
Liddy ...... Lizzy Watts
Fanny ...... Hannah John-Kamen
Maltster ...... Robert Blythe
Jan ...... Joe Sims
Joseph ...... Sam Alexander
Henery ...... Patrick Brennan
Billy ...... Don Gilet
Cain ...... Harry Livingstone
Aunt ...... Tracy Wiles
Maryann ...... Amaka Okafor

Musicians: Colin Guthrie, Chris Davies, Lauren Swift

Director: Jessica Dromgoole

First broadcast on 主播大秀 Radio 4 in 2012.

58 minutes

Last on

Tue 16 Jul 2019 03:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Bathsheba Alex Tregear
Gabriel Oak Shaun Dooley
Boldwood Toby Jones
Troy Patrick Kennedy
Liddy Lizzy Watts
Fanny Hannah John-Kamen
Maltster Robert Blythe
Jan Joe Sims
Joseph Sam Alexander
Henery Patrick Brennan
Billy Don Gilet
Cain Harry Livingstone
Aunt Tracy Wiles
Maryann Amaka Okafor
Director Jessica Dromgoole
Producer Jessica Dromgoole
Writer Graham White

Broadcasts

  • Sun 23 Sep 2012 15:00
  • Sat 29 Sep 2012 21:00
  • Wed 10 Sep 2014 10:00
  • Wed 10 Sep 2014 15:00
  • Thu 11 Sep 2014 03:00
  • Wed 27 Apr 2016 10:00
  • Wed 27 Apr 2016 15:00
  • Thu 28 Apr 2016 03:00
  • Wed 3 Jan 2018 10:00
  • Wed 3 Jan 2018 15:00
  • Thu 4 Jan 2018 03:00
  • Mon 15 Jul 2019 10:00
  • Mon 15 Jul 2019 15:00
  • Tue 16 Jul 2019 03:00

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