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Margaret Oliphant: Miss Marjoribanks, Phoebe Junior and Hester
- A BBC Radio Collection
- Narrated by: Charlotte Attenborough, Elizabeth Spriggs, Full Cast, Lyndsey Marshall, Penelope Wilton, Peter Jeffrey, Teresa Gallagher
- Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
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Summary
Three BBC radio adaptations of famous novels by the prolific 19th-century author Mrs Oliphant – plus an episode of Reading Aloud, with extracts from her autobiography
Sometimes called ‘the feminist Trollope’, Margaret Oliphant wrote over 100 works of fiction in a wide variety of genres, ranging from novels of small-town life to historical tales and supernatural stories. Included here are three of her best-loved works, brimming with dry wit, perceptive irony and flawed but fascinating heroines.
Miss Marjoribanks
Lucilla Marjoribanks, a large and determined girl, returns from school with two resolves – to comfort her recently widowed father and to revolutionise society. She becomes the doyenne of Carlingford’s social circle with her Thursday soirees – but her plans are disrupted by her friends’ romances, a new arrival, the solving of a mystery and a wedding… Starring Elizabeth Spriggs as Mrs Oliphant and Teresa Gallagher as Lucilla.
Phoebe Junior
Phoebe Beecham has met Clarence Copperhead at a Ball in London. His wealthy father disapproves of her, and she fortuitously leaves London to visit her sick Grandmother in Carlingford. But a shock awaits her on arrival... Starring Elizabeth Spriggs as Mrs Oliphant and Charlotte Attenborough as Phoebe Junior.
Hester
In this deliciously sardonic tale of credit and discredit, a young woman in a 19th Century Cheshire town, having been snubbed and discarded in marriage, does something truly radical. When the family bank is in danger, she pledges her private fortune to save it – but insists on running it herself, as a single woman, in defiance of all convention. Starring Penelope Wilton as Margaret Oliphant and Lyndsey Marshal as Hester Vernon.
Also included is a bonus episode of Reading Aloud, in which Gudrun Ure reads from Mrs Oliphant’s autobiography, shining a light on the tragic life of the acclaimed Scottish novelist.
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- Bastet Pybus
- 06-09-22
Two excellent adaptations, great cast for all
Two excellent adaptations - Miss Marjoribanks and Phoebe Junior - and a disappointing third (Hester). I much admired the way the two first novels were compressed into short adaptations while preserving the heart of the novel. Hester is a brilliant novel too but the adaptation here was far less successful - but still enjoyable. I really hope all these productions will encourage people to read the novels, which are hugely underrated.
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- Christine
- 07-06-22
From cozy satire to social comment
Three period dramas full of sharp satire (Miss Marjoribanks) and social comment (Hester). I particularly liked Phoebe Junior, where everyone has to come to grips with their class prejudices. Whilst these productions are excellent, I also kind of wish I could read the novels.
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