The Levant Trilogy, by Olivia Manning
Olivia Manning - The Levant Trilogy, dramatized for radio in three parts by Eric Ewens.
Producer: John Tydeman.
Broadcast as The Monday Play, 23 November to 7 December 1981
As Rommel advances in wartorn Egypt, the lives of the civilian population come under threat. One such couple are Guy and Harriet Pringle, who have escaped the war in Europe only to find the conflict once more on their doorstep, providing a volatile backdrop to their own personal battles. The civilian world meets the military through the figure of Simon Boulderstone, a young army officer who will witness the tragedy and tension of war on the frontier at first hand. An outstanding author of wartime fiction, Olivia Manning brilliantly evoked the world of the Levant - Egypt, Jerusalem and Syria - with perception and subtlety, humour and humanity. 90m episodes.
Recurring Cast:
Harriet Pringle.........................................Anna Massey
Guy Pringle...........................................Jack Shepherd
Simon Boulderstone.....................................Tim Woodward
Dobbie Dobson........................................Stephen Thorne
Bill Castlebar.....................................Geoffrey Beevers
Jake Jackman............................................Peter Craze
Aidan Pratt............................................John Livesey
Edwina Little........................................Frances Jeater
Angela Hooper..........................................Sheila Grant
1. The Danger Tree, Radio 4, 23 November 1981
Other Cast:
Colin Gracey...........................................Hugh Dickson
Toby Lush.............................................Nigel Lambert
Major Cookson...........................................Alan Dudley
Lord Pinkrose...........................................John Warner
Sergeant Ridley.......................................Michael Spice
Corporal Vincent....................................Stephen Garlick
Major Hardy..........................................John Westbrook
Major Lister......................................Nicholas Courtney
Peter Trench........................................David McAlister
Lord Lisdoonvara.......................................Anthony Hyde
Arnold...............................................George Parsons
2. The Battle Won & Lost, Radio 4, 30 November 1981
Other Cast:
Major Hardy..........................................John Westbrook
Lord Lisvardoona.......................................Anthony Hyde
Mona Castlebar.......................................Rosalind Adams
Mortimer........................................Theresa Streatfeild
Phil..................................................Judy Franklin
Dr. Shafik..............................................David March
Crosbie.............................................Stephen Garlick
Blair................................................George Parsons
Allain..............................................M. Tudor Barnes
Sister Metrebian..........................................Eve Karpf
Hertz.................................................Spencer Banks
3. The Sum of Things, Radio 4, 07 December 1981
Other Cast:
Major Cookson...........................................Alan Dudley
Major Lister......................................Nicholas Courtney
Mona Castlebar.......................................Rosalind Adams
Mortimer........................................Theresa Streatfeild
Phil..................................................Judy Franklin
Ross..................................................Peter Wickham
Halal................................................Stefan Kalipha
Major Brody....................................Michael Tudor Barnes
Beltado...........................................Geoffrey Matthews
Jolly.................................................Pauline Letts
Corporal..............................................Spencer Banks
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