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Episode 4

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Last broadcast on Thu, 12 Nov 2009, 19:45 on BBC Radio 4.

Synopsis

Adaptation by Mike Walker of Charles Dickens' classic novel.

Silas Wegg, a literary man with a wooden leg, finds employment with the Golden Dustman.

Charles Dickens ...... Alex Jennings
Bella Wilfer ...... Daisy Haggard
Lizzie Hexam ...... Lizzy Watts
John Rokesmith ...... Carl Prekopp
Eugene Wrayburn ...... Patrick Kennedy
Mortimer Lightwood ...... Matt Addis
Nicodemus Boffin ...... Jason Watkins
Mrs Boffin ...... Pauline Quirke
Pa Wilfer ...... Philip Fox
Ma Wilfer ...... Annabelle Dowler
Charlie Hexam ...... Adam Arnold
Gaffer Hexam ...... Malcolm Tierney
Silas Wegg ...... Lee Ross
Aenus Venus ...... Stephen Hogan
Rogue Riderhood ...... Jamie Foreman

With Paul Rider and Janice Acquah.

Directed by Jessica Dromgoole and Jeremy Mortimer

This episode is available until 7.45pm on 11th December as part of the Series Catch-up Trial.

Series Catch-Up Trial

Our Mutual Friend is part of a trial for a limited number of radio series which are being made available with series catch-up. Series catch-up extends the availability window for individual episodes beyond the usual seven days after their transmission, allowing you the chance to listen to an entire series until a week after the final episode is broadcast.

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  1. Thu 12 Nov 2009
    19:45

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