by Charles Dickens adapted by Michael Eaton for BBC Radio 4
A mysterious, late Dickens’ short story starring Paul Scofield
Drama | 1 May 2003 | 44 minutes
“This production was distinguished by a great performance from Paul Scofield, as Silverman. His grave, rich voice, slow but rhythmic, so interior and reflective on its own progress, so self-haunted, made the whole thing memorably touching.” The Sunday Telegraph
This late short story by Charles Dickens is a tale of a man writing about his unfulfilled life; and getting it all wrong in the telling; of a boy who tries to become an irreproachable young man but who somehow fails to escape his past.
CAST
George Silverman – PAUL SCOFIELD
Silverman as a student – ALAN COX
Silverman as a boy – AARON JOHNSON
Mother – GEMMA JONES
Father – JOHN NORMINGTON
Brother Hawkyard – DAVID WARNER
Brother Gimblet – JOHN TAMS
Silvia – KATHERINE HEATH
Granville – GUY LANKESTER
Studio Manager & Editor – MARK SMITH
Music – JOHN TAMS
Director – SEBASTIAN GRAHAM JONES
Executive Producer – EDWARD CROZIER
Producer – NICHOLAS NEWTON
A Promenade production for BBC Radio 4