| Title | : | She Stoops to Conquer & The Vicar of Wakefield |
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| Author | : | Oliver Goldsmith |
| Release | : | 2025-01-09 |
| Kind | : | audiobook |
| Genre | : | Fiction |
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| 1 | She Stoops to Conquer & The Vicar of Wak | Oliver Goldsmith |
| Full-cast BBC adaptations of Oliver Goldsmith’s two most famous works Anglo-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 Conquer Mrs Hardcastle – Julia McKenzie Mr Hardcastle – Clive Francis Kate Hardcastle – Amanda Root Tony Lumpkin – Adrian Scarborough Sir Charles Marlow – Norman Rodway Young Marlow – Martin Ball Hastings – Jonathan Cake Constance Neville – Cathy Sara Landlord/Jeremy – Terry Molloy Diggory/Master Muggins – Ian Brooker Pimple/Barmaid – Naomi Harris Roger/Master Slang – Richard Neale Adapted and directed by Sue Wilson Music composed and performed by Anthea Gomez (piano) with Martha Ann Brooks (trombone) and Katherine Gittings (violin) First broadcast BBC Radio 3, 18 June 2000 The Vicar of Wakefield Rev Charies Primrose – Peter Jeffrey Deborah Primrose – Sunny Ormonde Squire Thornhill – Michael Cochrane Burchell – Anthony Pedley Lady Blarney – Tina Gray Miss Skeggs – Sara Coward Ephraim Jenkinson – Christopher Scott Olivia Primrose – Susan Jeffrey George Primrose – Iwan Thomas Arabella Wilmot – Lisa Kay Sophia Primrose – Laura Strachan Moses Primrose – James Richard Farmer Flamborough – Terry Molloy Actor/Innkeeper – John Webb Actress/Landlady – Gillian Goodman Gaoler – Kim Durham Adapted by Christopher Denys Directed by Sue Wilson First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 3-17 October 1999 © 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd |
