Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | A Call From The Coast | 20100304 | Series of plays by Frederic Raphael reuniting the characters from his novel The Glittering Prizes, which followed the fortunes of scholarship boy Adam Morris and his contemporaries at Cambridge University in the early 1950s. Decades have passed, and we now catch up with Adam and his friends (and enemies) in the days of John Major's government. Adam is now a successful novelist and screenwriter, and his daughter Rachel is living in California with his old classicist friend Bill Bourne. But Bill is now terminally ill, and Adam faces the prospect of a trip to Los Angeles that will turn out to have some unexpected consequences. Adam Morris - Tom Conti Barbara Morris - Barbara Kellermann Rachel Morris - Flora Montgomery Mike Clode - Mark Wing-Davey Jason Singer - Simon Greenall Clifford Ayres - Colin Macfarlane Samantha Sabatini - Laurence Bouvard Joann - Lachele Carl Frank Skipton - Kenneth Danziger Mitchell Ambrose - Ben Onwukwe Produced by Jo Wheeler Directed by Pete Atkin An Above the Title production for BBC Radio 4. By Frederic Raphael. Adam Morris is now a successful novelist and screenwriter. |
| 02 | The Lesson Of The Master | 20100305 | Series of plays by Frederic Raphael reuniting the characters from his novel The Glittering Prizes, which followed the fortunes of scholarship boy Adam Morris and his contemporaries at Cambridge University in the early 1950s. Decades have passed, and we now catch up with Adam and his friends (and enemies) in the days of John Major's government. Back in Britain with the manuscript of Rachel's book, Adam decides to ask his and Rachel's old college mentor to give his opinion on it. The result is unsettling. He also gets an offer he'd love to be able to refuse, and spends a long car journey with a couple of his old sparring partners. Adam Morris - Tom Conti Barbara Morris - Barbara Kellermann Rachel Morris - Flora Montgomery Mike Clode - Mark Wing-Davey Alan Parks - Alistair McGowan Gavin Pope - Malcolm Sinclair Lars Waring - Ian Kelly Patricia Reece - Annabel Leventon Sheridan Reece - Julian Glover Produced by Jo Wheeler Directed by Pete Atkin An Above the Title production for BBC Radio 4. Back in Britain with Rachel's manuscript, Adam asks his old mentor for his opinion on it. |
| 03 | Point Counterpoint | 20100311 | Series of plays by Frederic Raphael reuniting the characters from his novel The Glittering Prizes, which followed the fortunes of scholarship boy Adam Morris and his contemporaries at Cambridge University in the early 1950s. At a publisher's launch party, Adam runs into several old friends and a few enemies. Forty years on from their days at Cambridge, other paths are also crossing. Adam Morris - Tom Conti Barbara Morris - Barbara Kellermann Rachel Morris - Flora Montgomery Joyce Hadleigh - Angela Down Dan Bradley - Malcolm Stoddard Samuel Marcus Cohen - Alistair McGowan Terry Slater - Stephen Mangan Innes Maclean - Struan Rodger Connie Simpson - Lorelei King Jason Singer - Simon Greenall Tamara Singer - Georgina Rich Tom Morris - Rupert Degas Alexi Morris - Gene Goodman Juliana Morris - Raquel Cassidy Jonty Logan - Julian Rhind-Tutt Produced by Jo Wheeler Directed by Pete Atkin An Above the Title production for BBC Radio 4. At a publisher's launch party, Adam Morris runs into several old friends and a few enemies |
| 04 | And A Happy New Year | 20100312 | Series of plays by Frederic Raphael reuniting the characters from his novel The Glittering Prizes, which followed the fortunes of scholarship boy Adam Morris and his contemporaries at Cambridge University in the early 1950s. Adam and Barbara meet their daughter-in-law Juliana and grandson for the first time. Juliana's encounter with one of Adam's old associates is shocking, to put it mildly, and the result is the reappearance of some other faces from Adam's past. Adam Morris - Tom Conti Barbara Morris - Barbara Kellermann Rachel Morris - Flora Montgomery Joyce Hadleigh - Angela Down Juliana Morris - Raquel Cassidy Mike Clode - Mark Wing-Davey Denis Porson - Nigel Havers Samuel Marcus Cohen - Alistair McGowan Bruno Laszlo - Simon Greenall Jill Tabard - Annabel Leventon Jonty Logan - Julian Rhind-Tutt Produced by Jo Wheeler Directed by Pete Atkin An Above the Title production for BBC Radio 4. |
| 05 | Black And White | 20100318 | Series of plays by Frederic Raphael reuniting the characters from his novel The Glittering Prizes, which followed the fortunes of scholarship boy Adam Morris and his contemporaries at Cambridge University in the early 1950s. An old friend invites Adam on to his radio programme to talk about his new book - and incidentally to make an uncharacteristic revelation. Having decided to walk home, Adam has serious cause to regret the decision. A visit from the police is anything but reassuring. Adam Morris - Tom Conti Barbara Morris - Barbara Kellermann Rachel Morris - Flora Montgomery Alan Parks - Alistair McGowan Derek Morris - Adrian Lukis Inspector Siddons - Ben Onwukwe Josiah Idun - Kobna Holdbrook Smith Leila - Georgina Rich Produced by Jo Wheeler Directed by Pete Atkin An Above the Title production for BBC Radio 4. An old friend invites Adam on to his radio programme to talk about his new book. |
| 06 | The Distinguished Thing | 20100319 | Series of plays by Frederic Raphael reuniting the characters from his novel The Glittering Prizes, which followed the fortunes of scholarship boy Adam Morris and his contemporaries at Cambridge University in the early 1950s. Adam and the friends and enemies who started out together as Cambridge undergraduates find that it's now 50 years since they set out on their winding, interlocking paths. But it's Adam's brother Derek who holds the key to how the story ends. Adam Morris - Tom Conti Barbara Morris - Barbara Kellermann Rachel Morris - Flora Montgomery Alan Parks - Alistair McGowan Derek Morris - Adrian Lukis Mike Clode - Mark Wing-Davey Lars Waring - Ian Kelly Terry Slater - Stephen Mangan Tom Morris - Rupert Degas Bernice - Georgina Rich Anna Cunningham - Emily Richard Produced by Jo Wheeler Directed by Pete Atkin An Above the Title production for BBC Radio 4. It's Adam's brother Derek who holds the key to how the story ends for the group of friends |