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Part One of an adaptation of Sadie Jones's prize-winning bestseller. A boy's idyllic childhood is set on a drastic new course when he is witness to a tragic accident.
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Sun 12 Jul 2015
21:15
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"You are a burden"
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"You are to have a new mother"
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"You're never out with anyone anymore"
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth Aldridge | Hattie Morahan |
| Lewis Aldridge (Child) | Finn Elliot |
| Gilbert Aldridge | Greg Wise |
| Dicky Carmichael | Nathaniel Parker |
| Claire Carmichael | Helen Bradbury |
| Vicar | Tom Knight |
| Kit Carmichael (Child) | Jocelyn MacNab |
| Tamsin Carmichael (Child) | Edie Whitehead |
| Anne Rawlins | Abigail Cruttenden |
| Tom (Child) | Aran Bevan |
| Ed Rawlins (Child) | Adam Thomas Wright |
| Joanna (Child) | Sophie Sanderson |
| Fred Johnson (Child) | Cameron Lane |
| Dr Straechen | Julian Wadham |
| Mr Liley, Coroner | Michael Hadley |
| Constable Wilson | Oliver Gilbert |
| Jane | Teresa Churcher |
| Alice Aldridge | Jessica Brown Findlay |
| Marjorie Dunford-Wood | Claire Price |
| Lewis Aldridge | George MacKay |
| Tamsin Carmichael | Daisy Bevan |
| Kit Carmichael | Jessica Barden |
| Ed Rawlins | Hubert Burton |
| Tom | Matt Whitchurch |
| Fred Johnson | Theo Cowan |
| Annie (Child) | Isabelle Jones |
| Jeanie Lee | Leanne Best |
| Jack | Jerome M Johnson |
| Hilary Johnson | Katy Maw |
| Magistrate | Martin Wimbush |
| Writer | Sadie Jones |
| Producer | Celia Duval |
| Director | Ian Softley |
| Production Company | Blueprint Pictures Limited |
Broadcast
- Sun 12 Jul 2015 21:15
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