Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Part One | 20200315 | Set in a small mill town in the 1930s in the middle of the Deep South of America, Carson McCullers' The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter is the story of Mick Kelly, a tomboyish girl who loves music and dreams of buying a piano. John Singer, is a lonely deaf-mute who comes to stay as a lodger in Mick's house. No-one knows where he's from. A disparate group of people who live in the town are drawn towards Singer's kind, sympathetic nature. The owner of the caf退 where Singer eats every day, an angry socialist drunkard, a frustrated black doctor: each pours their heart out to Singer, their silent confidant. He in turn changes their disenchanted lives in ways the could never imagine. Often cited as one of the great novels of twentieth-century American fiction, Carson McCullers' prodigious first novel was published to instant acclaim when she was just twenty-three. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter explores loneliness, the human need for understanding and the search for love. Part One. Cast MICK KELLY - Coco Green BUBBER - Aaron Gelkoff JOHN SINGER - David Bower BIFF BRANNON - Michael S. Siegel JAKE BLOUNT - Andonis Anthony ALICE BRANNON - Laurel Lefkow PORTIA JONES - Anna Jobarteh DR BENEDICT COPELAND - Delroy Brown ETTA KELLY - Lily Green WILLIE COPELAND - Tachia Newall HARRY MINOWITZ - Eric Sirakian Dramatised by Amanda Dalton Directed by Susan Roberts A BBC Drama North Production The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, by Carson McCullers, dramatised by Amanda Dalton. Part One. Carson McCullers' prodigious novel, set in a small mill town in 1930s America's Deep South |
| 02 | Part Two | 20200322 | Set in a small mill town in the 1930s in the middle of the Deep South of America, Carson McCullers' The Heart is a Lonely Hunter is the story of Mick Kelly, a tomboyish girl who loves music and dreams of buying a piano. John Singer, is a lonely deaf-mute who comes to stay as a lodger in Mick's house. No-one knows where he's from. A disparate group of people who live in the town are drawn towards Singer's kind, sympathetic nature. The owner of the caf退 where Singer eats every day, an angry socialist drunkard, a frustrated black doctor: each pours their heart out to Singer, their silent confidant. He in turn changes their disenchanted lives in ways they could never imagine. Often cited as one of the great novels of twentieth-century American fiction, Carson McCullers' prodigious first novel was published to instant acclaim when she was just twenty-three. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter explores loneliness, the human need for understanding and the search for love. MICK KELLY - Coco Green BUBBER - Aaron Gelkoff JOHN SINGER - David Bower BIFF BRANNON - Michael S. Siegel JAKE BLOUNT - Andonis Anthony PORTIA JONES - Anna Jobarteh DR BENEDICT COPELAND - Delroy Brown ETTA KELLY - Lily Green WILLIE COPELAND/Deputy Sheriff - Tachia Newall HARRY MINOWITZ - Eric Sirakian Dramatised by Amanda Dalton Directed by Susan Roberts A BBC Drama North Production The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers dramatised by Amanda Dalton. Part Two. Carson McCullers' prodigious novel, set in a small mill town in 1930s America's Deep South |