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Episode 2

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Last broadcast on Sat, 4 Feb 2012, 21:00 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).

Synopsis

By James Fenimore Cooper, dramatised by DJ Britton.

Episode Two

New York State, 1778. Henry Wharton, a young soldier for the British, has been captured by American forces while wearing a disguise in no-man's land. He must stand trial as a spy, and if found guilty, he will hang. Can General Washington be found in time to issue a pardon?

Cast:

Harvey Birch . . . . . Burn Gorman
Frances . . . . . Rose Leslie
Henry . . . . . Alex Waldmann
Mr Wharton . . . . . James Lailey
Sarah . . . . . Francine Chamberlain
Mr Harper . . . . . Timothy Watson
Caesar . . . . . Richard Pepple
Peyton Dunwoodie . . . . . Simon Bubb
Captain Lawton . . . . . Gerard McDermott
Skinner . . . . . Adam Billington
Isabella Singleton . . . . . Victoria Inez Hardy
Colonel Martin . . . . . Paul Moriarty

Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko.

Broadcasts

  1. Sun 29 Jan 2012
    15:00
  2. Sat 4 Feb 2012
    21:00

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58 minutes

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