Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | On The Eve | 20100802 | Autumn 1913. Sir Randolph Nettleby has invited guests to the biggest shoot of the season on his Oxfordshire country estate. It's the eve of the shooting party... An army of servants and gamekeepers has rehearsed the intricate age-old ritual of the hunt. Everything about it would seem a perfect affirmation of the certainties of Edwardian country life. Yet, their social and moral code is under siege from within and without. Follow the action from one evening to the next, a dinner, a morning's shoot, a lunch, the fatal afternoon, and the fallout. It was an error of judgement that resulted in tragedy. It took place before the outbreak of what used to be known as the Great War. Isabel Colegate's novel dramatised in five parts by DJ Britton. A whole English society is under the microscope - soon to be destroyed in the trenches of the Western Front. Funny, compassionate, sobering and dispassionate, the last throes of feudal England are recorded in perfect detail, together with the germ of its destruction. The book is an exquisitely written hymn to the passing of an age. Narrator - Olivia Colman Cicely Nettleby - Ellie Kendrick Sir Randolph Nettleby - Sam Dale Olivia Lilburn - Jaimi Barbakoff Lionel Stephens - Michael Shelford Minnie Nettleby - Christine Kavanagh Osbert Nettleby - Joshua Swinney Lord Gilbert Hartlip - Sean Baker Aline Hartlip - Sally Orrock Director: Jessica Dromgoole Autumn, 1913: Isabel Colegate's novel dramatised by DJ Britton. With Olivia Colman. |
| 02 | Preparations | 20100803 | Sir Randolph Nettleby is holding the biggest shoot of the Autumn 1913 season on his Oxfordshire country estate. Preparations are taking place below stairs and in the village... Isabel Colegate's novel dramatised by DJ Britton. Narrator - Olivia Colman Sir Randolph Nettleby..... Sam Dale Cornelius Cardew - Jude Akuwudike Gamekeeper Glass - David Seddon Ellen - Sally Orrock Gilbert Hartlip - Sean Baker John - Michael Shelford Osbert - Joshua Swinney Director: Jessica Dromgoole Preparations take place for the shoot, below stairs and in the Oxfordshire country village Autumn, 1913: Isabel Colegate's novel dramatised by DJ Britton. With Olivia Colman. |
| 03 | Rivalry | 20100804 | Sir Randolph Nettleby is holding the biggest shoot of the Autumn 1913 season on his Oxfordshire country estate. As a frisson of romance ruffles the women, a fierce rivalry between Lord Hartlip and Lionel Stephens unsettles their host. Isabel Colegate's novel dramatised by DJ Britton. Narrator..... Olivia Colman Sir Randolph - Sam Dale Glass - David Seddon Olivia - Jaimi Barbakoff Cicely Nettleby - Ellie Kendrick Aline - Sally Orrock Gilbert Hartlip - Sean Baker Count Tibor - David Seddon Director: Jessica Dromgoole Autumn, 1913: Isabel Colegate's novel dramatised by DJ Britton. With Olivia Colman. |
| 04 | Protestor | 20100805 | The Shooing Party by Isabel Colegate, dramatised by DJ Britton. 4. As the path of Lionel and Olivia's true love runs surprisingly smoothly, an animal rights protestor interrupts the shoot, and barely notices how efficiently he is despatched. Narrator - Olivia Colman Sir Randolph - Sam Dale Cardew - Jude Akuwudike Glass - David Seddon Olivia - Jaimi Barbakoff Lionel - Michael Shelford Cicely - Ellie Kendrick Aline - Sally Orrock Gilbert - Sean Baker Directed by Jessica Dromgoole. Lionel and Olivia are loved-up, while an animal rights protestor interrupts the shoot. Autumn, 1913: Isabel Colegate's novel dramatised by DJ Britton. With Olivia Colman. |
| 05 | Tragedy | 20100806 | Sir Randolph Nettleby is holding the biggest shoot of the Autumn 1913 season on his Oxfordshire country estate. Cardew is heading back to the shoot, Ellen and Osbert are looking for their pet duck and Olivia and Aline are watching the guns. Glass has put Dan with Tom at the head of the beaters for a better view. But an error of judgement results in a death... Conclusion of Isabel Colegate's novel Dramatised by DJ Britton. Narrator - Olivia Colman Sir Randolph - Sam Dale Tom - Sean Baker Cardew - Jude Akuwudike Glass - David Seddon Olivia - Jaimi Barbakoff Lionel - Michael Shelford Cicely - Ellie Kendrick Ellen - Sally Orrock Osbert - Joshua Swinney Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Cardew heads back to the shoot, and an error of judgement results in a tragic death. Autumn, 1913: Isabel Colegate's novel dramatised by DJ Britton. With Olivia Colman. |