Zoe Fairbairns - The Belgian Nurse
How a friendship sparked the best-selling novel and film, 'The Nun's Story' of nurse Marie-Louise Habets. Stars Debora Weston.
The story of a friendship that created one of the 20th century's best-selling novels and films.
When American writer Kathryn Hulme meets a Belgian nurse on a UN Relief Programme after the Second World War, she doesn't understand why Marie-Louise Habets is so unwilling to talk about herself.
It's only later that Marie-Louise admits she has recently left her convent - a confession that reaches a worldwide audience through the book and then the film of The Nun's Story.
Starring Debora Weston and Rachel Atkin.
Written by Zoe Fairbairns.
Kathryn Hulme ...... Debora Weston
Marie-Louise Habets ...... Rachel Atkins
Pierre ...... John Moraitis
Fred Zinneman ...... Garrick Hagon
Audrey Hepburn ...... Christine Kavanagh
Mother Benedict ...... Jane Ridley
Director: Sara Davies
First broadcast on ±«Óãtv Radio 4 in January 2007.
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