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Thomas Otway - The Soldier's Fortune

Heard
1981
Episodes
1
Language
English

Thomas Otway - The Soldier's Fortune (BBC R3 1981-05-24)

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1981-05-24 - Drama Now - The Soldier's Fortune

1981-12-17 - Drama Now - The Soldier's Fortune

1982-05-31 - MP - The Soldier's Fortune

1678: the Dutch wars are over and London is full of disbanded Army Officers looking for money, trouble, sex and fun The play follows the exploits of two such officers and their valiant efforts to avoid the ignominious clutches of matrimony without in any way depriving themselves of the pleasures and dangers of cuckoldom.

Contributors:

Author: Thomas Otway

Adapted by: Peter Barnes

Music: Christopher Whelan

Director: Martin Jenkins

Beaugard, a Captain and Gentleman: Denis Quilley

Courtine, a Captain: John Rowe

Lady Dunce, a married 'widow': Dilys Laye

Sylvia, a virgin: Sarah Badel

Sir Jolly Jumble, a pimp: Peter Woodthorpe

Sir Davy Dunce, a cuckold: Arthur Lowe

Fourbin: Henry Knowles

Bloody-bones: Bernard Bresslaw

First whore: Sonia Fraser

Second whore/Sylvia's maid: Eve Karpf

Third whore: Jenny Lee

Vermin: Sion Probert

Constable: Christopher Scott

Landlord/Watchman: John Bott

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The Soliders' Fortune by Thomas Otway

Directed by Martin Jenkins

BBC Radio 4 31/05/1982 [likely should be BBC R3 -see genome)

With Arthur Lowe as Sir Davy Dunce.

A Restoration Comedy 1681.

The Soliders' Fortune was a very popular play in it's day, two soldiers (Beaugard &amp

Episodes, in broadcast order

  1. The Soldier's Fortune (BBC R3

    · 1 h 19 min

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