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Last broadcast on Mon, 16 Nov 2009, 19:00 on BBC Radio 3.
Synopsis
Presented by Petroc Trelawny.
Conductor John Wilson, star of 2009's MGM musicals Prom, leads soloists, the BBC Concert Orchestra and the Maida Vale Singers in Andre Previn's classic feel-good show The Good Companions.
A musical troupe is set for financial and musical ruin after their manager runs off with all their money and the pianist! But as luck would have it, Miss Trant - a wealthy young lady - bails them out, saving the day. The group then sets off on a hilariously adventurous tour, taking the UK by storm.
Susie Dean ...... Annalene Beechey
Jerry Jerningham ...... Stuart Matthew Price
Jimmy Nunn ...... John Arthur
Morton Mitcham ...... Paul Bentley
Inigo Jollifant ...... Mark Meadows
Elizabeth Trant ...... Liz Robertson
Jess Oakroyd ...... Ian Talbot
Mr Joe Brundit ...... Graham Stone
Mrs Joe Brundit ...... Sharon Eckman
Elsie Longstaffe ...... Kimberley Akester
BBC Concert Orchestra
The Maida Vale Singers
John Wilson (conductor).
Broadcast
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Mon 16 Nov 200919:00
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