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Fallen Arches - A Dinner Party

4 Extra Debut. Possibility Brown is the new gardener at the Cliffhanger family’s retreat. But its tranquillity won’t last. Stars Robert Lang.

**** This programme was suggested by Adrian Wildfire as part of ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio 4 Extra’s All Request Weekend ****

It is the end of the 19th century. A time of prosperity, peace and tranquillity.

And nowhere is more prosperous, peaceful and tranquil than stately Fallen Arches, for generations the country retreat of the delightfully eccentric Cliffhanger family.

A new gardener is hired for the estate.

But what is Possibility Brown’s hidden motive?

First episode of a series written by Stephen Sheridan.

Lord Cliffhanger …. Robert Lang
Lady Cliffhanger …. Annette Crosbie
Darling …. James Cossins
Possibility Brown … Jon Glover
Florence …. Caroline Gruber
Dr Woodcock …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Colonel Bank …. William Squire
Silas Dirt …. Chris Emmett

Producer: Mark Robson

First broadcast on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio 4 in February 1988

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30 minutes

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