Railway Kings by Mike Walker
Directed by David Hunter
BBC Radio 4 - 02.05.2007
Episode 1 Series 1 of Dickens Confidential
Series of plays looking at how Charles Dickens, as the head of a daily paper, would have tackled bringing the news to the masses.
Plot[]
Chief Correspondent Jack Marshall investigates the causes of a tragic railway accident, a difficult task since the owner of the railway is a shareholder in the paper and his daughter is in charge of petty cash.
Cast[]
- Dickens....Jamie Glover
- Jack....Freddy White
- Agnes....Jasmine Hyde
- Joseph Paxton....John Dougall
- Howerd....Sam Dale
- Mickey's Jim....Gerard Murphy
- Bristol Jenny....Alex Tregear
- Widow....Rachel Bavidge
- Navvy....Anthony Glennon