A Short Gentleman

First Aired: January 2012

4 x 30min serial for BBC Radio 4.

Adaptation of Jon Canter’s novel. Robert Purcell has had a privileged upbringing but his life falls apart when he commits a crime that sends him to prison. The story, in the form of a confession, follows his struggle to come to terms with the forces that brought him down.

Hugh plays Robert Purcell.

Writer:

Robin Brooks; Jonathan Canter (novel)

Cast:

Adjoa Andoh, Ewan Bailey, Adam Billington, Francine Chamberlain, James Hayes, Katherine Jakeways, Josef Lindsay, Lindsay Marshall, Nichola McAuliffe, Gerard McDermott, Lauren Mote, Carl Prekopp, Tracy Wiles

Director:

Jonquil Panting

Production Co:

BBC Radio

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