George Eliot - Adam Bede (Omnibus)

GEORGE ELIOT - ADAM BEDE (OMNIBUS) (320kbs-m4a/461mb/3hrs20mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 23rd January to 6th February 2022

George Eliot's haunting story of love betrayed and love rewarded.

Dramatised By Robert Forrest.

An immediate bestseller in 1859, Eliot's second novel established her reputation and paved the way for masterpieces such as The Mill on the Floss and Middlemarch.

Director: Patrick Rayner

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2001.

GEORGE ELIOT - ADAM BEDE (OMNIBUS) - EPISODE 1 (320kbs-m4a/153mb/67mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 23rd January 2022

Summer, 1799 in the Staffordshire village of Hayslope, and one of Lisbeth Bede's sons has marriage on his mind.

Adam ...... Thomas Arnold
Lisbeth ...... Ann Scott-Jones
Seth ...... John Kielty
Dinah ...... Victoria Liddelle

GEORGE ELIOT - ADAM BEDE (OMNIBUS) - EPISODE 2 (320kbs-m4a/151mb/66mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 30th January 2022

Will the captain's military career, or someone else, prevent a marriage to Hetty?

Adam ...... Thomas Arnold
Hetty ...... Katherine Igoe
Lisbeth ...... Ann Scott-Jones
Arthur ...... Richard Greenwood
Seth ...... John Kielty
Dinah ...... Victoria Liddelle
Mr Irwine ...... Crawford Logan

GEORGE ELIOT - ADAM BEDE (OMNIBUS) - EPISODE 3 (320kbs-m4a/155mb/68mins)
BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast: 6th February 2022

After the death of her child, Hetty must face her punishment. Can Dinah help her to ease her guilt?

Hetty ...... Katherine Igoe
Dinah ...... Victoria Liddelle
Mr Irwine ...... Crawford Logan
Adam ...... Thomas Arnold
Sheriff ...... James Bryce
Arthur ...... Richard Greenwood
Seth ...... John Kielty