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9. Uncle Toby Falls in Love

Episode 9 of 10

Widow Wadman bustles her way into Uncle Toby's sentry box and then into his heart. Stars Neil Dudgeon and Deborah Findlay.

18th-century gentleman Tristram tries to tell his tragi-comic life story through accounts of his family and friends, his experiences and his ideas. But he continually finds he must digress...

Widow Wadman bustles her way into Uncle Toby's sentry box and then into his heart.

Laurence Sterne's ground-breaking comic novel dramatised in 10 parts by Graham White.

Tristram .... Neil Dudgeon
Widow Wadman …. Deborah Findlay
Father .... David Troughton
Susannah .... Helen Longworth
Trim .... Paul Ritter
Bridget .... Ndidi Del Fatti
Death .... Stuart McLoughlin

Director: Mary Peate

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2005.

15 minutes

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Next Thursday 08:45
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