A new adaptation by Rhiannon Tise of George Eliot’s novel of grand passions and tormented lives to mark the 140th Anniversary of George Eliot’s death this year.
George Eliot, the Narrator ….. Anna Maxwell Martin
Young Maggie ….. Amy-Jayne Leigh
Young Tom ….. Oliver Zetterstrom
Young Lucy ….. Grace Doherty
Mr Tulliver ….. Roger Ringrose
Mrs Tulliver ….. Alison Belbin
Maggie ….. Joanna Vanderham
Tom ….. Will Kirk
Lucy ….. Ell Potter
Philip ….. Chris Lew Kum Hoi
Stephen ….. Jack Farthing
Mrs Moss ….. Heather Craney
Mr Wakem ….. John Dougall
Mrs Glegg ….. Elizabeth Counsell,
Mr Stelling ….. John Lightbody,
Dr Kenn ….. Hasan Dixon
Luke/Bob ….. Kurtis Lowe
Keiza/Sally ….. Bettrys Jones
Produced and Directed by Tracey Neale
George Eliot's most autobiographical novel draws on her personal pain at the loss of the close bond with her brother who had cut off all contact with her. It resulted in one of the great novels of childhood, and one of literature's most unforgettable heroines. Like Anne of Green Gables and Jane Eyre, Maggie captures the dilemma of being the clever girl in the family, the ugly duckling, the misplaced foundling who longs to be recognised for the genius she secretly knows herself to be.
As the rebellious Maggie’s fiery spirit and imaginative nature bring her into conflict with her narrow provincial family, most painfully with her beloved brother Tom, their fates are played out on an epic scale.
Maggie has two lovers – Philip, sensitive and loyal, son of her father’s enemy and Stephen, charismatic but dangerous, already promised to her cousin Lucy. But the love Maggie wants most in the world is that of her brother Tom. Maggie’s struggle against her passionate nature leads to devastating consequences.
The adaptation features Anna Maxwell Martin , Joanna Vanderham and Jack Farthing
Rhiannon Tise's most recent adaptation for Radio 4 was the hugely successful Little Women.
A new adaptation by Rhiannon Tise of George Eliot’s novel of grand passions and tormented lives to mark the 140th Anniversary of George Eliot’s death this year.
George Eliot, the Narrator ….. Anna Maxwell Martin
Young Maggie ….. Amy-Jayne Leigh
Young Tom ….. Oliver Zetterstrom
Young Lucy ….. Grace Doherty
Mr Tulliver ….. Roger Ringrose
Mrs Tulliver ….. Alison Belbin
Maggie ….. Joanna Vanderham
Tom ….. Will Kirk
Lucy ….. Ell Potter
Philip ….. Chris Lew Kum Hoi
Stephen ….. Jack Farthing
Mrs Moss ….. Heather Craney
Mr Wakem ….. John Dougall
Mrs Glegg ….. Elizabeth Counsell,
Mr Stelling ….. John Lightbody,
Dr Kenn ….. Hasan Dixon
Luke/Bob ….. Kurtis Lowe
Keiza/Sally ….. Bettrys Jones
Produced and Directed by Tracey Neale
George Eliot's most autobiographical novel draws on her personal pain at the loss of the close bond with her brother who had cut off all contact with her. It resulted in one of the great novels of childhood, and one of literature's most unforgettable heroines. Like Anne of Green Gables and Jane Eyre, Maggie captures the dilemma of being the clever girl in the family, the ugly duckling, the misplaced foundling who longs to be recognised for the genius she secretly knows herself to be.
As the rebellious Maggie’s fiery spirit and imaginative nature bring her into conflict with her narrow provincial family, most painfully with her beloved brother Tom, their fates are played out on an epic scale.
Maggie has two lovers – Philip, sensitive and loyal, son of her father’s enemy and Stephen, charismatic but dangerous, already promised to her cousin Lucy. But the love Maggie wants most in the world is that of her brother Tom. Maggie’s struggle against her passionate nature leads to devastating consequences.
The adaptation features Anna Maxwell Martin , Joanna Vanderham and Jack Farthing
Rhiannon Tise's most recent adaptation for Radio 4 was the hugely successful Little Women.