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1. No Escape

The Little Ottleys Series 5
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4 Extra Debut. Autumn 1916: Edith wants to start a new life with Aylmer, but she can't shake off her ex-husband Bruce. Stars Ifan Meredith.

Autumn 1916: Edith, Aylmer and Bruce remain in their infernal, triangular charade and seem as helpless and doomed as they ever were.

Edith's scheme of shuttling between Aylmer (the love of her life) in Jermyn Street and Bruce (her hopeless former husband) in Sloane Street, is not going to work.

What on earth Edith wonders, is to become of them all........

Concluding Ada Leverson's witty and wonderful social comedy set in early 20th century London.

Dramatised in five parts by Martyn Wade.

Taken from three short novels written between 1908 and 1916.

Ada ..... Haydn Gwynne
Bruce ..... Ifan Meredith
Edith ..... Juliet Aubrey
Aylmer ..... Jonathan Firth
Vincy Wenham Vincy ..... Sam Alexander
Madame Frabelle ..... Jane Whittenshaw
Reverend Byrne Fraser ..... Geoffrey Whitehead

Director: Tracey Neale

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2014.

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Credits

Ada Haydn Gwynne
Bruce Ifan Meredith
Edith Juliet Aubrey
Alymer Jonathan Firth
Vincy Wenham Vincy Sam Alexander
Madame Frabelle Jane Whittenshaw
Reverend Byrne Fraser Geoffrey Whitehead
Director Tracey Neale
Producer Tracey Neale
Writer Martyn Wade

Broadcasts

  • Mon 2 Jun 2014 10:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 2 Jun 2014 19:45
    BBC Radio 4
  • Monday 08:45
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Monday 13:45
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  • Monday 19:45
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  • Yesterday 03:45
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