Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20100530 | 20100605 (R4) | By JB Priestley Disillusioned scriptwriter Gregory Dawson is staying at a hotel in Cornwall, finishing a script. A chance encounter in the bar sends him back to the lost world of his youth before the slaughter of the First World War when he was a 18-year old in Bruddersford, Yorkshire: Through rediscovering his past Dawson realises where his life took a wrong turn and where he must make amends if he is to start afresh. There is a glow of magic in poignant rediscovery. Gregory Dawson/Narrator.. Jack Shepherd Elizabeth Earl... Liza Sadovy Young Gregory... Dean Smith Joan Alington.. Sarah Smart Bridget Alington... Sarah Churm Eva Alington.. Lowri Evans Jock / Harfner.... Conrad Nelson Malcolm Nixey... Fred Ridgeway Eleanor Nixey... Janice Mckenzie Mr Alington... David Fleeshman Mr Ackworth..... Fine Time Fontayne Brent / Stanley Mervin... Seamus O'Neill Ben Kerry... Steve Marsh Dramatised by Diana Griffiths Producer/Director - Pauline Harris. A chance encounter in Cornwall prompts a disillusioned scriptwriter to rediscover his past |
| 02 | 20100606 | 20100612 (R4) | By JB Priestley Disillusioned scriptwriter Gregory Dawson is remembering his youth in 1912, before the slaughter of the First World War when he was an 18-year old in Bruddersford, Yorkshire: Now in 1946, encounters with the same characters from his past unlock secret events, buried yearnings and give potential for the future. Gregory Dawson/Narrator.. Jack Shepherd Elizabeth Earl... Liza Sadovy Young Gregory... Dean Smith Joan Alington.. Sarah Smart Bridget Alington... Sarah Churm Eva Alington.. Lowri Evans Jock / Harfner.... Conrad Nelson Malcolm Nixey... Fred Ridgeway Eleanor Nixey... Janice Mckenzie Mr Alington... David Fleeshman Mr Ackworth..... Fine Time Fontayne Brent / Stanley Mervin... Seamus O'Neill Ben Kerry... Steve Marsh Laura Blackshaw..Megan Winnard Mrs Childs.. Olwen May Hinchcliff... Jake Norton Dramatised by Diana Griffiths Producer/Director - Pauline Harris. Secret events are unlocked when scriptwriter Gregory rediscovers characters from his past. |