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BBC Radio 4Sat 30 Jun 2012 14:30 BBC Radio 4
Sat 30 Jun 2012 14:30 BBC Radio 4
By Menna Gallie
Dramatised by Diana Griffiths
It's 1926 and in the small Welsh valleys village of Cilhendre, the miners are on strike. When the local mine's manager is found dead, the murder investigation begins to expose the tensions and secrets of this close knit community.
Paul Rhys stars in a new adaptation of Menna Gallie's classic novel. First published in 1959, Strike for a Kingdom was Menna Gallie's first book. Menna grew up in a small village in the Swansea valley which serves as a template for the fictional Cilhendre. She was six at the time of the miner's strike, though deeply affected by its impact on her community.
Strike for a Kingdom is two things: It's a darkly engrossing murder mystery that keeps you guessing until the end. But it's also a beautifully poetic evocation of a close knit community struggling to survive in a world of extreme poverty.
DJ Williams .. Paul Rhys
The Inspector .. Anthony O'Donnell
Gerwin/Jack .. Matthew Gravelle
Jess .. Eiry Thomas
Elwyn .. Iestyn Jones
PC Thomas .. Lee Mengo
Mrs Williams .. Sharon Morgan
Directed by James Robinson
A BBC Cymru Wales production.
BBC Radio 4Sat 30 Jun 2012 14:30 BBC Radio 4
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