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Wakefield
A dull middle-aged man plots to temporarily leave home and spy on his wife to observe the effect. Stars David Haig.
A dull middle-aged man whose life has been monotonously ordinary for years, devises a plot to temporarily leave home and observe the effect on his wife from a flat opposite.
But he stays away much longer than expected - and it becomes more and more difficult for him to return...
Starring David Haig.
Dramatisation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story by Martyn Wade.
Wakefield ...... David Haig
Hawthorne ...... John Rowe
Mrs Wakefield ...... Richenda Carey
Mr Lucas Ferris ...... Jonathan Keeble
Mrs Brand ...... Jennie Stoller
Doctor ...... Gordon Reid
Producer: Cherry Cookson
First broadcast on ±«Óãtv Radio 4 in January 2001
Last on
Sat 19 Feb 2022
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