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GB Shaw - You Never Can Tell

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2013
Episodes
1
Language
English

You Never Can Tell by George Bernard Shaw

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The last in three classic plays in Drama on 3 that explore the changing role of women at the end of the nineteenth century.

A starry cast in George Bernard Shaw's dazzling romantic comedy from 1897, in a new production directed by Martin Jarvis. The play follows a battle of the sexes beside the seaside, with marital mayhem and social strategy. Shaw pokes fun at many of the progressive ideas he truly advocated.

Mrs Clandon (Rosalind Ayres) celebrated New Woman, returns to England from Madeira, with her three grown children. In Torbay they meet Valentine (Jamie Bamber), an impecunious dentist. The offspring know nothing of their father, but they'll need one in British polite society.

Valentine is besotted by gorgeous Gloria Clandon (Sophie Winkleman). But in accepting him it's clear who'll be wearing the Shavian trousers. Matters are resolved by old William-the-waiter (Ian Ogilvy), his QC son (Julian Holloway) and cynical solicitor (Adam Godley). Gloria's feisty twin siblings (Moira Quirk and Matthew Wolf) satirise everybody and it's barrister Bohun whom Gloria allows to have the first dance. As the waiter remarks: 'You never can tell, sir.' Richard Sisson's piano arrangements reflect the sea-breezy emotions of these engaging characters.

Valentine - Jamie Bamber

William - Ian Ogilvy

Fergus Crampton - Christopher Neame

Finch McComas - Adam Godley

Mrs Clandon - Rosalind Ayres

Gloria Clandon - Sophie Winkleman

Dolly Clandon -…

Episodes, in broadcast order

  1. You Never Can Tell (BBC R3

    · 1 h 58 min

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