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A BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Arnold Bennett's tale of love, tyranny and rebellion, Anna of the Five Cities. Originally broadcast as the 'Common Serial' in two parts on 6 and 13 March 2011. Brought up in the repressive traditions of Methodism by her miserly dad, Anna Tellwright dreams of independence and liberty. On coming old she discovers that she is to inherit a lot of money and realises that she is liked by the charismatic Henry Mynors. But with the money comes responsibility, and Anna's growing matter for William, the child of 1 of her tenants, leads her to a defiant function that threatens everything.... Arnold Bennett's 'Anna of the Five Cities' was dramatised by Helen Edmundson, and actors Charlotte Riley as Anna, David Schofield as Tellwright, Emilia Harker as Young Agnes and Michael Socha as William. Also featured amongst the cast are James Masters, Lee Williams, Rosina Carbone, Olwen May, Andrew Westfield, Jonathan Keeble and Jacqueline Redgwell.
