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4 Extra Debut. Desperate for a child, but not a husband, a nurse takes drastic measures to conceive. Stars Lee Ingleby and Miranda Richardson.
John Irving's audacious, darkly comic and heartbreaking story about the life and times of T.S. Garp dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths.
New England 1942. Garp is born to nurse Jenny Fields, who raises him alone. As Garp becomes a young man he falls in love with wrestling or more specifically, the wrestling coach's daughter Helen. Helen will only marry a writer and so begins Garp's journey into becoming a novelist. Unfortunately for him, his mother Jenny is writing something of her own.
This compassionate coming-of-age story became a worldwide best seller and put Irving on the map as a leading novelist. This is the first episode of a three part dramatisation of a novel that is both acclaimed for its originality, and controversial for its dark representation of gender politics and sexual violence. Published in 1978 it went on to win the US National Book Award and was made into a film in 1982.
Dramatist Linda Marshall Griffiths adapted Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany for Radio 4 in 2009.
Directed by Nadia Molinari.
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Miranda Richardson and Lee Ingleby
Linda Marshall Griffiths
John Irving's award-winning novel dramatised for Radio 4 by Linda Marshall Griffiths.
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Jenny | Miranda Richardson |
| Garp | Lee Ingleby |
| Fat Stew | William Hope |
| Ernie | William Hope |
| Cushie | Lydia Wilson |
| Roxy | Lydia Wilson |
| Midge | Charlotte Emmerson |
| Charlotte | Charlotte Emmerson |
| Little Garp | Adam Thomas Wright |
| Helen | Lyndsey Marshal |
| Pooh | Amanda Hale |
| Pock | Amanda Hale |
| Nurse | Carys Eleri |
| Director | Nadia Molinari |
| Adaptor | Linda Marshall Griffiths |
| Writer | John Irving |
Broadcasts
Sun 5 Jan 2014 15:00成人论坛 Radio 4- Sat 11 Jan 2014 21:00成人论坛 Radio 4
- Wed 10 May 2017 10:00成人论坛 Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 10 May 2017 15:00成人论坛 Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 11 May 2017 03:00成人论坛 Radio 4 Extra
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