Episodes
First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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19931209 | 20240715 (BBC7) 20240716 (BBC7) |
She is the goose that will provide the golden eggs and the rest of you will have to bide your time...' An Eastern European family live together in a crowded basement in Camden Town. The youngest daughter Lena shows exceptional promise as a pianist, so her father Gabril, encourages her to start with - seeing it as a chance to escape poverty.
Adapted by Brett Usher from the short story by 1920s writer Stacy Aumonier
Gabril - Trevor Peacock
Lena - Oona Beeson
Winscomb - John Baddeley
Sir Robert - Brett Usher
Selma - Elaine Claxton
Katie - Rachel Atkins
Mischa - Malcolm Ward
Paul - Tom Bevan
Evie - Harriet Usher
Director: Matthew Walters
Lena struggles to study the piano, amidst the hostility of her poor and grasping family.
Lena has a talent and her drunken dad hopes she can make a fortune – for the whole family. Stars Trevor Peacock and Oona Beeson.
First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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19931209 | 20240715 (BBC7) 20240716 (BBC7) |