Jane Harris - Gillespie And I [15 Minute Drama]

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0120131014Victorian gothic mystery by Jane Harris. In 1888, Harriet Baxter, an art-loving Englishwoman, arrives in Glasgow for the city's International Exhibition. She meets the Scottish painter, Ned Gillespie, and his wife, Annie - but tragedy is about to strike the Gillespies. Dramatised by Chris Dolan.

Producer/director: Bruce Young

Gillespie And I (first published in 2011) is the second novel by Jane Harris. Her acclaimed debut novel , The Observations (first pub. 2006) was also dramatised for Radio 4 as a ten-part serial by dramatist Chris Dolan and producer/director Bruce Young in 2007.

Glasgow, 1888. Tragedy strikes after an art-loving Englishwoman meets a Scottish painter.

0220131015Artist Ned enters a competition to paint the Queen's portrait.
0320131016Annie begins work on Harriet's portrait, but young Sybil is acting strangely.
0420131017A New Year party goes horribly wrong - and young Sybil gets the blame.
0520131018Young Sybil's erratic behaviour continues to cause concern. Then tragedy strikes.
0620131021Victorian gothic mystery by Jane Harris, set in Glasgow during the International Exhibition of 1888. The Gillespies' younger daughter, Rose, has been kidnapped. Meanwhile, her elder sister, Sibyl, is recovering after setting fire to herself with paraffin. Dramatised by Chris Dolan.

Gillespie And I (first published in 2011) is the second novel by Jane Harris. Her acclaimed debut novel, The Observations (first published in 2006) was also adapted for Radio 4 as a ten-part serial by dramatist Chris Dolan and producer/director Bruce Young in 2007.

0720131022The police arrest a suspect for the kidnap of Rose Gillespie.
0820131023The three accused go on trial, but two of them want to pin the blame on their ringleader.
0920131024The court considers the identity of the veiled woman who lured Rose away from her family.
1020131025As the trial reaches its climax, young Sybil is called to give evidence.