Elizabeth Gaskell - Mr Harrison's Confession

A young surgeon arriving at the village of Duncombe discovers that his female patients seem to require a singular remedy.

Elizabeth Gaskell's 1851 novella is notable for being a prequel to her novel Cranford.

Starring Marston Bloom.

Dramatised by Jeremy Front.

Mr Harrison - Marston Bloom

Jemima Bullock - Colleen Prendergast

Mr Bullock - David Timson

Miss Tomkinson - Gillian Bevan

Caroline Tomkinson - Rebecca Front

Miss Horsman - Jane Booker

Mrs Bullock - Christine Kavanagh

Sophy Hutton - Alison Pettitt

Mr Morgan - Geoffrey Whitehead

Jack Marshland/John Brouncker - Stephen Critchlow

Mrs Rose - Sophie Thompson

Director: Sally Avens

A young surgeon discovers that his female patients seem to require a singular remedy.

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