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23-27 February 1915

Lunatic asylums are being commandeered by the government for use as military hospitals, and Robert's careful equilibrium is shaken.

Lunatic asylums were being commandeered by the government for use as military hospitals and Robert's careful equilibrium is shaken.

Written by Melissa Murray
Story-led by Shaun McKenna
Consultant Historian: Professor Maggie Andrews
Music: Matthew Strachan
Sound: Martha Littlehailes
Directed and produced by Lucy Collingwood
Editor: Jessica Dromgoole.

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Paddy Blackshields Chris Garner
Duncan Chadwick Mark Stobbart
Edie Chadwick Kathryn Beaumont
Fraser Chadwick Edmund Wiseman
Alan Lowther David Seddon
Gladys Lowther Elaine Claxton
Kitty Lumley Ami Metcalf
Robert Lyle Deka Walmsley
Joyce Lyle Tracy Whitwell
Luke Lyle Richard Riddell
Adeline Marshall Anastasia Hille
Geoffrey Marshall Dominic Mafham
Phyllis Marshall Christine Absalom
Johnnie Marshall Paul Ready
Esther O'Leary Amy Cameron
Hannah O'Leary Bessy Walmsley
Violet O'Leary Jacqueline Phillips
Arnold Reynolds Neil Grainger
Kenny Stokoe Dean Logan
Dr Stratham Sam Dale
Lewis Tully Gerard McDermott
Marion Wardle Laura Elphinstone
Davy Wardle Stephen O'Raullian
Clara Wedger Amaka Okafor
Andrew Williams Neil Grainger
Yevgeny Zamyatin Simon Scardifield
Beth Hannah Wood
Telegram Shaun Mason
Workman Gerard McDermott
Martha Chelsea Halfpenny
Clyde Tom Mannion
Landlord Neil Grainger
Man Simon Harrison
Writer Melissa Murray
Director Lucy Collingwood

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