Alan Drury - The Family Retainer

Ailing patriarch, Edward Winters is chairman of a trusted family firm which is set to undergo a tragic upheaval - as a writer's life is turned upside down.

Alan Drury's drama stars Timothy West as Edward Winters, Stephen Boxer as Robert Winters, Sam Dale as David Wilson, Peter Woodward as Allardyce, Mark Straker as Nichol, David Antrobus as Mark Winters, Linda Regan as Marie, Charles Simpson as Tom Buxton, Tessa Worsley as Joan Winters, Natasha Pyne as Venetia, John Hartley as Dr Armitage, Ian Masters as Simpson and Becky Hindley as Sally Wade.

Director: Michael Earley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995.

A writer's life is turned upside down when he writes a biography for a wealthy businessman

Ailing patriarch, Edward Winters is chairman of a trusted family firm which is set to undergo a tragic upheaval – as a writer's life is turned upside down.

Starring Timothy West.

Alan Drury's drama.

Edward Winters ... Timothy West

Robert Winters ... Stephen Boxer

David Wilson ... Sam Dale

Joan Winters ... Tessa Worsley

Sally Wade ... Becky Hindley

Tom Buxton ... Charles Simpson

Allardyce ... Peter Woodward

Nichol ... Mark Straker

Mark Winters ....David Antrobus

Dr Armitage ... John Hartley

Venetia ... Natasha Pyne

Marie ... Linda Regan

Simpson ... Ian Masters

A writer's life is turned upside down when writes a biography for a wealthy businessman.

A writer's life is turned upside down when he agrees to write a biography for a wealthy businessman. Stars Timothy West.

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