Black Narcissus by Rumer Godden

Posted by william warren on November 5, 2022 at 4:30am

By Rumer Godden, dramatised by April de Angelis.

A group of nuns establish a remote mission in the Himalayas and the breathtaking environment produces a crisis of faith, leading to murder.

Cast:

Sister Clodagh .... Sinead Cusack

Sister Ruth .... Lesley Sharp

Mr Dean .... David Rintoul

Dilip Rai .... Ronny Jhutti

Sister Briony .... Susan Engel

Sister Philippa .... Jenny Lee

Sister Honey .... Rachel Atkins

The General/Father Roberts .... Sam Dastor

Ayah .... Indira Joshi

Mother Dorothea/Sister Adela .... Carolyn Jones

Con .... Alastair Danson

Kanchi .... Sumitra Bhagat

Joseph Anthony .... Dhiraj Prasai

 

Music by Elizabeth Parker

Director Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1997

Size 82MB, Length 90 minutes, Bitrate 128kbps

https://1drv.ms/u/s!ArrWZcg2lV80mh-NXdOpdYkWl9f9?e=72Ahr6

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Replies

  • Gayle Crane November 5, 2022 at 10:29am

    Thanks much, Willilam!

  • Mike Stevens November 5, 2022 at 8:02am

    Thanks - a missing Saturday Playhouse

    Mike

  • Robert November 5, 2022 at 6:09am

    Thanks, look forward to this.

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