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I Capture the Castle
- A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisation
- Narrated by: Toby Jones, Holliday Granger
- Length: 1 hr and 53 mins
- Radio/TV Program
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Classics
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Publisher's Summary
Toby Jones and Holliday Grainger star in a new BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Dodie Smith's enduringly popular coming-of-age novel.
In the 1930s, 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain lives in a crumbling ruin of a castle in the Suffolk countryside. Her father, an author wrestling with writer's block, spends his time reading detective stories; her bohemian stepmother, Topaz, is an artist's model; and her beautiful older sister, Rose, is determined to escape the poverty of their existence - ideally by marriage to a rich man.
Intelligent and observant, Cassandra chronicles the eccentricities of her relations in her journal in a bid to capture her family and their lives at the castle.
When two rich American brothers, Simon and Neil Cotton, arrive unexpectedly, the family's isolation is disrupted. Rose accepts a marriage proposal from Simon, and as she is whisked off to a world of wealth in London, Cassandra is left to deal with the increasingly bizarre behaviour of her father - as well as her own feelings for Simon....
Dodie Smith's charming, funny and poignant love story is a classic of 20th-century English literature, and this sparkling adaptation, starring Toby Jones and Holliday Grainger, will enchant and delight.
Duration: two hours.
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- L. Marsden
- 05-11-2021
A great dramatisation of a quirky story.
A short and quirky story with plenty of humour and action.
It feels like a vivid window into a family’s life in another time.
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- Mrs. J. M. Galor
- 18-10-2021
Great production
Love the book and this adaptation did a good job of condensing the story. The voices were right and the tone stop on.
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- Jowa
- 07-02-2020
well narrated
actors told the story well with credibility. i have downloaded lots of great titles only to be dismayed by the unenthusiastic narrator. story was amiable and chapters of a good length.
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- Jj
- 27-04-2017
too short
really enjoyed this play felt a bit predictable also tbought it could have been longer
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- Anna Pye
- 26-02-2017
Fantastic
Listened to the whole thing in one sitting. It's a captivating novel expertly produced as a radio play. Holliday Grainger was perfect and the rest of the cast just right. I enjoyed it immensely.
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