Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20111016 | 20111022 (R4) | Outcast from the church, community, and closest friends for a crime he did not commit, Silas Marner's trust and faith falls away. A broken, disillusioned man, exiled, he builds a new faith, that will never let him down: gold. He weaves his cloths, counts his money, baptises himself with the coins of his new religion. When tragedy strikes again and all his money is stolen he's bereft and grief stricken. Then on New Year's Eve a vision of gold flickers before the flames. Spilling locks are tumbling coins. For a moment Silas is reunited with his lovely sovereigns. And then he sees a little child. First published in 1861, George Eliot's novel dramatised by Richard Cameron. SILAS MARNER.............George Costigan SARAH/PRISCILLA ............................Fiona Clarke WILLIAM/JEM/GODFREY...........Conrad Nelson MINISTER/MACEY.............Seamus O'Neill SNELL/BRYCE..............Leigh Symonds DUNSEY/DOWLAS..............James Nickerson SQUIRE ............. ......Terence Wilton DOLLY............. ...Deborah McAndrew AARON (child).............................George Herbert NANCY/MOLLY........ ........Maeve Larkin Director: Pauline Harris. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2011. Silas Marner lives a miserly isolated life, with money as his only company. Outcast from the church, community, and closest friends for a crime he did not commit, Silas Marner's trust and faith falls away. A broken, disillusioned man, exiled, he builds a new faith, that will never let him down: gold. He weaves his cloths, counts his money, baptises himself with the coins of his new religion. When tragedy strikes again and all his money is stolen he's bereft and grief stricken. Then on New Year's Eve a vision of gold flickers before the flames. Spilling locks are tumbling coins. For a moment Silas is reunited with his lovely sovereigns. And then he sees a little child. First published in 1861, George Eliot's novel dramatised by Richard Cameron. SILAS MARNER.............George Costigan SARAH/PRISCILLA ............................Fiona Clarke WILLIAM/JEM/GODFREY...........Conrad Nelson MINISTER/MACEY.............Seamus O'Neill SNELL/BRYCE..............Leigh Symonds DUNSEY/DOWLAS..............James Nickerson SQUIRE ............. ......Terence Wilton DOLLY............. ...Deborah McAndrew AARON (child).............................George Herbert NANCY/MOLLY........ ........Maeve Larkin Director: Pauline Harris. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2011. Silas Marner lives a miserly isolated life, with money as his only company. |
| 02 | 20111023 | 20111029 (R4) | After a life of exile and a miserly existence, Silas's life changes forever when Eppie, a little girl crosses his threshold on a cold New Year's evening. Their life together, from her childhood to womanhood is his salvation. But all is threatened when her biological father makes a claim on her... Conclusion of George Eliot's novel dramatised by Richard Cameron. Silas Marner - George Costigan Eppie ....... Rebecca Callard Dolly - Deborah McAndrew Aaron - Stephen Hoyle Godfrey/Jem - Conrad Nelson Nancy - Maeve Larkin Macey - Seamus O'Neill Dr. Kimble......... Leigh Symonds Priscillia - Fiona Clarke Director: Pauline Harris. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2011. Silas's life changes forever when Eppie, a little girl, crosses his threshold. After a life of exile and a miserly existence, Silas's life changes forever when Eppie, a little girl crosses his threshold on a cold New Year's evening. Their life together, from her childhood to womanhood is his salvation. But all is threatened when her biological father makes a claim on her... Conclusion of George Eliot's novel dramatised by Richard Cameron. Silas Marner - George Costigan Eppie ....... Rebecca Callard Dolly - Deborah McAndrew Aaron - Stephen Hoyle Godfrey/Jem - Conrad Nelson Nancy - Maeve Larkin Macey - Seamus O'Neill Dr. Kimble......... Leigh Symonds Priscillia - Fiona Clarke Director: Pauline Harris. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2011. Silas's life changes forever when Eppie, a little girl, crosses his threshold. |