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Dickens Confidential - Series One 02-05-2007 - 06-06-2007

Not my rip, thanks to Private Walker in alt.binaries.sounds.radio.bbc

Series of plays looking at how Charles Dickens, as the head of a daily paper, would have tackled bringing the news to the masses.

1/6. Railway Kings

By Mike Walker.

Chief Correspondent Jack Marshall investigates the causes of a tragic railway accident, a difficult task since the owner of the railway is a shareholder in the paper and his daughter is in charge of petty cash.

Dickens ....................................... Jamie Glover
Jack .......................................... Freddy White
Agnes ......................................... Jasmine Hyde
Joseph Paxton ................................. John Dougall
Howerd ............................................ Sam Dale
Mickey's Jim ................................. Gerard Murphy
Bristol Jenny ................................. Alex Tregear
Widow ....................................... Rachel Bavidge
Navvy ...................................... Anthony Glennon

Directed by David Hunter.



2/6. Darker than you Think

By Mike Walker.

A serial killer is at large. Chief Correspondent Jack is sent to investigate, but Agnes seems rather more interested in her new beau, a pioneering and seemingly philanthropic doctor, than following the progress of his leads.

Dickens ....................................... Jamie Glover
Agnes ......................................... Jasmine Hyde
Jack .......................................... Freddy White
Henry Jenks ............................... Nicholas Boulton
Inspector Leavett .............................. Harry Myers
Scottish convict .............................. John Dougall
London convict .................................... Sam Dale
Warder ..................................... Anthony Glennon

Directed by Tracey Neale.



3/6. High Society

By Deborah Davis.

Attending the opening of Parliament by the new young Queen Victoria, Dickens finds himself rubbing shoulders with the great and the good, in particular the alluring Lady Kames. Will this elevation compromise his editorial judgment, especially when a scandalous
story emerges?

Dickens ....................................... Jamie Glover
Jack .......................................... Freddy White
Agnes ......................................... Jasmine Hyde
Lord Henry Kames ........................... Robert Bathurst
Lady Belinda Kames ........................... Juliet Aubrey
William Percy ................................ Bertie Carvel
Robert ........................................ John Dougall
James ............................................. Sam Dale
Mrs Slingsby ................................ Melinda Walker

Directed by Tracey Neale.



4/6. Captain Swing

By Annie Caulfield.

Staying at her father's country residence, Agnes finds herself at the centre of a story when her father's beloved steam plough is
destroyed. Dickens begins an investigation but Agnes realises that there is much more at stake than broken and burnt property.

Dickens ....................................... Jamie Glover
Agnes ......................................... Jasmine Hyde
Jack .......................................... Freddy White
Patty ....................................... Jasmine Callan
Tom ........................................ Anthony Glennon
Joseph Paxton ................................. John Dougall
Mrs Drake ........................................ Ann Beach

Directed by David Hunter.



5/6. Foundry

By Mike Walker.

Dickens asks Jack to investigate the death of a young boy at an iron foundry. But the story feels uncomfortably close to home for
Dickens and he begins to question his motives. He is also still unaware of Agnes's involvement with the paper.

Dickens ....................................... Jamie Glover
Agnes ......................................... Jasmine Hyde
Mr Fell .................................... Jonathan Keeble
Widow ....................................... Charlie Brooks
Billy ........................................... Harry Eden
Joseph Paxton ................................. John Dougall
Factory Owner ..................................... Sam Dale

Directed by Tracey Neale.



6/6. Innocence

By Mike Walker.

Through a chance encounter with a young woman of the night, Dickens embroils the paper in another dangerous investigation.
Drawn into the murky world of prostitution and opium, Agnes and Jack encounter a formidable adversary from the past.

Dickens ....................................... Jamie Glover
Agnes ......................................... Jasmine Hyde
Jack .......................................... Freddy White
Catherine ............................... Charlotte Emmerson
Colonel Corbett ................................ Clive Swift
Pimp ......................................... Gerard Murphy
Hawker ..................................... Anthony Glennon

Directed by David Hunter.



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