She Stoops to Conquer & The Vicar of Wakefield

Full-cast BBC adaptations of Oliver Goldsmith's two most famous worksAnglo-Irish author Oliver Goldsmith was one of the most accomplished writers of the 18th century. A novelist, playwright, poet and essayist, he came to fame with his novel The Vicar of Wakefield and comic play She Stoops to Conquer. Both those classics are included here, with star casts including Julia McKenzie, Amanda Root, Peter Jeffrey and Sunny Ormonde.She Stoops to Conquer - Misunderstandings and mistaken identity are at the heart of this funny, farcical comedy of manners, in which a London gentleman looking for love finds himself the butt of a mischievous prank. Shy young Marlow comes to court Kate Hardcastle at her father's house in the Yorkshire Dales, but is fooled into believing that Liberty Hall is an inn and his prospective bride a barmaid. Luckily for both, while Marlow is tongue-tied in the presence of a lady, he can be his charming, confident self with a commoner - and the sassy, independent Kate is happy to pretend, if it means she can win his heart...The Vicar of Wakefield - Part morality tale, part satire of the sentimental novel, Goldsmith's 1766 masterpiece recounts the humorous adventures of the naive, ever-optimistic Rev Charles Primrose, who lives contentedly in the countryside with his wife and six children. When he loses his fortune to a swindler, he sets off with his despairing family through storms and floods to embrace a life of poverty in a rural Pennine parish. But as disaster piles upon calamity, the vicar finds his faith severely tested - can he face up to adversity and come through unscathed?She Stoops to ConquerMrs Hardcastle - Julia McKenzieMr Hardcastle - Clive FrancisKate Hardcastle - Amanda RootTony Lumpkin - Adrian ScarboroughSir Charles Marlow - Norman RodwayYoung Marlow - Martin BallHastings - Jonathan CakeConstance Neville - Cathy SaraLandlord/Jeremy - Terry MolloyDiggory/Master Muggins - Ian BrookerPimple/Barmaid - Naomi HarrisRoger/Master Slang - Richard NealeAdapted and directed by Sue WilsonMusic composed and performed by Anthea Gomez (piano) with Martha Ann Brooks (trombone) and Katherine Gittings (violin)First broadcast BBC Radio 3, 18 June 2000The Vicar of WakefieldRev Charies Primrose - Peter JeffreyDeborah Primrose - Sunny OrmondeSquire Thornhill - Michael CochraneBurchell - Anthony PedleyLady Blarney - Tina GrayMiss Skeggs - Sara CowardEphraim Jenkinson - Christopher ScottOlivia Primrose - Susan JeffreyGeorge Primrose - Iwan ThomasArabella Wilmot - Lisa KaySophia Primrose - Laura StrachanMoses Primrose - James RichardFarmer Flamborough - Terry MolloyActor/Innkeeper - John WebbActress/Landlady - Gillian GoodmanGaoler - Kim DurhamAdapted by Christopher DenysDirected by Sue WilsonFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 3-17 October 1999(c) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd