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The Fountain Overflows

First broadcast from 20060115 to 20060219.

A story of childhood, seen through the eyes of Rose, a girl who struggles to comprehend life - with a brilliant father who gambles away all his money on the stock-exchange, and a highly-strung mother who has sacrificed her career as a pianist to bring up Rose, her sisters Mary and Cordelia, and her much-loved brother Richard Quinn.

6 episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Description
01		20060115	20060121	The family is constantly threatened with ruin, but Rose and Mary have dedicated their lives to music - unfortunately, so has Cordelia. brown....Geoffrey Beevers by.... Rebecca West cabbie....John Cummins constance....Sandy Walsh cordelia....Clare Corbett cordelia....claire corbett directed by.... Martin Jenkins director Jonquil Panting director Martin Jenkins dramatised by.... Robin Brooks george....John Cummins harper....Geoffrey Beevers herminie....Carolyn Pickles jock....Crawford Logan kate's brother....John Cummins kate....Liza Sadovy kisch....Gerard Mcdermott langham....Gerard Mcdermott lily....lindsey coulson mama....Stella Gonet man....John Cummins manning....Gerard Mcdermott mary....Sophie Roberts miss beevor....Liza Sadovy mr morpurgo....Roger May mr phillips....gerard mcdernott mrs mckecnie....Sandy Walsh nancy phillips....ella smith nancy....ella smith original music composed by david pickvance papa....Dermot Crowley pennington....John Cummins produced by.... Claire Grove and Cherry Cookson producers Claire Grove and Cherry Cookson producers Claire Grove, Cherry Cookson queenie....Carolyn Pickles richard quinn....callum williams richard quinn....steven geller rosamund....ayesha antoine rose....Emma Fielding weissbach....John Cummins young rose....tessa montague
02		20060122	20060128	Rose and her sisters Mary and Cordelia, and her little brother Richard Quinn, are learning to grow up in a home threatened by poverty and disgrace, owing to the actions of their improvident father. They meet Nancy Phillips, whose family is fated to become entangled with theirs.
03		20060129	20060204	Rose and her sister Mary are studying to be professional pianists, but their talentless sister, encouraged by her teacher Miss Beevor, is already attracting attention on the concert platform. They have one friend, their cousin Rosamund, and one enemy, Rosamund's father, Jock. But they are still isolated by their father's poverty and improvidence. His brilliant but wayward mind - which has saved a murderess from the gallows - is now driving him nearer and nearer to ruin.
04		20060205	20060211, RptofSun3.00pm	Rose, her sisters Mary and Cordelia, and her younger brother Richard Quinn, are coming to terms with their father's disappearance, but their finances are now assured, and they have been helped by their benefactor Mr Morpurgo. Their cousin Rosamund is now working as a nurse, and Rose and Mary are on the brink of becoming professional musicians. Queenie Philips, who was saved by their father from the gallows, still languishes in prison, and the storm-clouds of the First World War are gathering. By Rebecca West, dramatised by Robin Brooks. 4/6. The Real Night Rose....Emma Fielding Mama....Stella Gonet Mr Morpurgo....Roger May Lily....Lindsey Coulson Kate/Miss Beevor....Liza Sadovy Cordelia....Clare Corbett Richard Quinn....Steven Geller Rosamund....Ayesha Antoine Mary....Sophie Roberts Nancy....Ella Smith Manning....Gerard McDermott Herminie....Carolyn Pickles Weissbach....John Cummins Brown/Harper....Geoffrey Beevers Original music composed by David Pickvance. Director Jonquil Panting.
05	Cousin Rosamund	20060212	20060218	Set at the start of the First World War, Rose and Mary are now professional musicians, their brother Richard Quinn is at the front, and their cousin Rosamund is working as a nurse. They are also still in touch with their friend Nancy Philips. Rose and Mary are concerned about their mother, who is growing increasingly frail. Rose....Emma Fielding Mama....Stella Gonet Mr Morpurgo....Roger May Lily....Lindsey Coulson Kate/ Miss Beevor....Liza Sadovy Queenie....Carolyn Pickles Rosamund....Ayesha Antoine Mary....Sophie Roberts Nancy....Ella Smith Ramponetti....Jonathan Keeble Nestor....Geoffrey Beevers Catterock....Delroy Brown Oswald....John Cummins Doctor/Mr Bates....Crawford Logan Original music composed by David Pickvance. Director Martin Jenkins
06 LAST		20060219	20060225, RptofSun3.00pm, RptdSat9.00pm	By Rebecca West, dramatised by Robin Brooks. 6/6. Rose is collaborating with a young composer named Oliver, about whom she harbours conflicting feelings. Her cousin Rosamund has gone into a marriage Rose does not understand - to a grotesque millionaire. Their friend Nancy Philips is happily married to a teacher. Her mother Queenie has been released from prison, and is living with her daughter. Rose....Emma Fielding Mama....Stella Gonet Mr Morpurgo....Roger May Lily....Lindsey Coulson Oliver....Julian Rhind-Tutt Kate....Liza Sadovy Queenie....Carolyn Pickles Rosamund....Ayesha Antoine Richard Quinn....Steven Geller Mary....Sophie Roberts Nancy....Ella Smith Avis....Elaine Claxton Lady Mortlake/Phyllida....Jemma Churchill Lord Sarasen....Jonathan Keeble Oswald....John Cummins Mr Bates....Crawford Logan Original music composed by David Pickvance. Director Martin Jenkins.