Woman's Hour Drama - BBC Radio 4
This ground-breaking story of middle-class Jane, pregnant and unmarried,
has remained in print ever since it was first published in 1960.
Jane ............. Lynne Seymour
Toby ............. John McAndrew
John .............. Trevor Laird
Father ............. Bill Wallis
Doris ......... Nickie Rainsford
Mavis ....... Marie Gordon Price
James .......... Simon Armstrong
Dr Maxwell ........... John Rowe
Jane 2 ........... Rachel Atkins
Boss ................. Dave Bond
Dr Graham ..... Richard Mitchley
Dottie ........... Rachel Atkins
Terry ............ Robert Bowman
Addy ............. Shirley Dixon
Dramatised in 10 episodes by Juliet Ace.
Directed by Alison Hindell
2004-02-23 - Part 1
In her squalid, L-shaped bedsit, Jane has to overcome both her own
prejudices and those of 1950's society against her.
2004-02-24 - Part 2
Jane tries to make the bedsit more homely and learns about Toby's writing.
2004-02-25 - Part 3
Jane receives a letter from her father and visits a jazz club with Toby.Banks,LynneReid - The L-Shaped Room - 01 (WHD R4 2004-02-23).mp3
Banks,LynneReid - The L-Shaped Room - 02 (WHD R4 2004-02-24).mp3
Banks,LynneReid - The L-Shaped Room - 03 (WHD R4 2004-02-25).mp3
Replies
2004-03-03 - Part 9
Toby seems to have gone for good this time, so when Jane bumps into the
baby's father she asks him for help.
2004-03-04 - Part 10
The baby is due any day when Jane receives unexpected financial help.
Will Terry track Toby down in time?
Banks,LynneReid - The L-Shaped Room - 09 (WHD R4 2004-03-04).mp3
Banks,LynneReid - The L-Shaped Room - 10 (WHD R4 2004-03-05).mp3
2004-03-02 - Part 7
Jane and Toby are cautiously reconciled and plan to spend Christmas together.
But Jane has an unexpected visitor
2004-03-03 - Part 8
Jane returns from her visit to her aunt to find the boarding house deserted.
Banks,LynneReid - The L-Shaped Room - 07 (WHD R4 2004-03-02).mp3
Banks,LynneReid - The L-Shaped Room - 08 (WHD R4 2004-03-03).mp3
2004-02-26 - Part 4
Jane has spent the night with Toby but hasn't told him about the pregnancy.
2004-02-27 - Part 5
Toby has disappeared and Jane makes an appointment at an abortion clinic.
Mavis offers her an illegal alternative.
2004-03-01 - Part 6
Jane is in hospital with a threatened miscarriage. As Christmas approaches,
she returns to the bedsit which she now thinks of as home.
Banks,LynneReid - The L-Shaped Room - 04 (WHD R4 2004-02-26).mp3
Banks,LynneReid - The L-Shaped Room - 05 (WHD R4 2004-02-27).mp3
Banks,LynneReid - The L-Shaped Room - 06 (WHD R4 2004-03-01).mp3