The Plutocrat

by Booth Tarkington adapted by Michael Hastings
for BBC Radio 4

A story of romance and intrigue starring Leslie Caron and Stacey Keach
Drama | 20-27 June 1998 | 2 x 58 minutes

A young man falls in love with a mysterious French aristocrat, Aurelie (Leslie Caron) on a trip from New York to Algiers. But is she interested in his attentions or using him as a decoy to get her hands on Earl Tinker’s (Stacey Keach) money? Booth Tarkington’s story of romance and intrigue was first published in 1927, and was a best-selling novel from the author of THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS.

CAST

Laurence Ogle – ALAN COX
Aurelie de Momoro – LESLIE CARON
Olivia Tinker – RACHEL PICKUP
Earl Tinker – STACY KEACH
Honey Tinker – ELIZABETH MCGOVERN
Hyacinthe de Momoro – FRANCOIS XAVIER-NOAH
George Macklyn – JASPER BRITTON
Sir William Weatherright – JOHN STANDING
DGN Medjila – VERNON DOBTCHEFF
TH Smith – OLIVER COTTON
Charles Wackstle – DAVID COLLINGS
Doc Taylor – JAMES ELLIS
Harold Wilson – ROBERT OATES

Studio presentation – JOHN TAMS, SEBASTIAN GRAHAM JONES & RAY WILLIAMS
Director – BILL BRYDEN
Producer – NICHOLAS NEWTON
A Promenade production for BBC Radio 4