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National Theatre of the Air: The Liars

on BBC Home Service Basic

An original comedy in four acts by Henry Arthur Jones
[Starring] Stephen Murray, Norman Wooland, Virginia Maskell, Fenella Fielding

'Above all things, tell no untruth, no not in trifles; the custom of it is naughty.' - Sir Henry Sidney's letter to his son Philip Sidney.
Time: The summer of 1897
Act I: A tent on the lawn of Freddie Tatton 's house in the Thames Valley
Act 2 : A private sitting-room at The Star and Garter ' at Sheppcrford on the following Monday evening
Act 3: Lady Rosamund's drawing-room, Chelsea, on Tuesday morning
Act 4: Sir Christopher Deering 's rooms in Victoria Street that evening
Radio adaptation and production by RAYMOND RAIKES
See page 18

Contributors

Unknown:
Stephen Murray
Unknown:
Norman Wooland
Unknown:
Virginia Maskell
Unknown:
Henry Arthur Jones
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Sir Henry Sidney
Unknown:
Philip Sidney.
Unknown:
Freddie Tatton
Unknown:
Sir Christopher Deering
Production By:
Raymond Raikes
Narrator:
John Pullen
Archibald Coke, Dolly's husband:
Lewis Stringer
Freddie Tatton Lady Rosamund's husband:
Derek Blomfield
Mrs Crespin:
Janet Burnell
Colonel Sir Christopher Deering:
Stephen Murray
George Nepean, Gilbert's brother:
Michael Spice
Lady Rosamund Tatton:
Virginia Maskell
Dolly Coke, her cousin:
Elizabeth Morgan
Lady Jessica Nepean Lady Rosa mund's Sister.:
Fenella Fielding
Edward Falkner:
Norman Wooiand
Gilbert Nepean, Lady Jessica's husband:
Philip Morant
Beatrice Ebernoe:
Diana Olsson
Waiter at ' The Star and Garter:
Anthony Viccars '
Footman at Cadogan Gardens:
Arthur Gomez
Taplin, Sir Christopher's servant:
John Baddeley

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