Blithe Spirit [Saturday Play]

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When novelist Charles Condomine invites a medium to hold a séance at his country house, he anticipates little more than some harmless fakery and a lot of good material for his new novel.

Instead, he gets a ghostly visitation from his dead first wife, rather to the chagrin of his very much alive second one...

Noël Coward's classic comedy adapted for radio by Bert Coules.

Charles - Roger Allam

Madame Arcati - Maggie Steed

Elvira - Zoe Waites

Rut - Hermione Gulliford

Dr Bradman - David Killick

Mrs Bradman - Tilly Tremayne

Edith - Natalie Cassidy

Pianist: Matthew Scott

Director: Philip Franks

Producer: Patrick Rayner

Novelist Charles Condomine gets an unexpected ghostly visitation at a seance.

Noël Coward's classic comedy, adapted for radio by Bert Coules. When writer Charles Condomine invites a medium to hold a seance at his country house, he anticipates little more than some harmless fakery and a lot of good material for his new novel. Instead, he gets a ghostly visitation from his dead first wife, rather to the chagrin of his very much alive second one.

Producer Patrick Rayner ; Director Philip Franks

Bert Coules' adaptation of the Noel Coward comedy.

When writer Charles Condomine invites a medium to hold a seance at his country house, he receives a ghostly visitation from his dead first wife, to the chagrin of his very much alive second one.

Charles - Roger Allam

  • Madame Arcati - Maggie Steed

  • Elvira - Zoe Waites

  • Ruth - Hermione Gulliford

  • Dr Bradman - David Killick

  • Mrs Bradman - Tilly Tremayne

  • Directed by Philip Franks.

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