H.G. Wells - Kipps 5-Part Serial

A five-part BBC Radio adaptation by Michelene Wandor of H.G. Well's 1905 "rags-to-riches" novel. .
Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul is a novel by H. G. Wells, first published in 1905. It was reportedly Wells's own favorite among his works, and it has been adapted for stage, cinema and television productions, including the musical Half a Sixpence.

Arthur ‘Artie’ Kipps leaves school, and his first love Ann, when he’s apprenticed to a Folkestone draper. His life – and fortune - changes dramatically when he answers an advertisement in a newspaper.
HG Wells ... Paul Daneman
Kipps ... Mark Straker
Chitterlow ... Nickolas Grace
Miss Walshingham ... Kathryn Hurlbutt
Emily ... Rosalind Ayres
Uncle .... John Hollis
Aunt ... Jane Wenham
Sid Pornick ... Michael Jenner
Ann ... Moir Leslie
Driver ... Jon Strickland
Mr Shalford .. Michael Bilton
Carshot ... Christopher Biggins
Buggins ... John Webb
Flo ... Helen Atkinson-Wood
Chester Coote .... Christopher Good
Henry Walshingham ... Spencer Banks
Miss Lomax ... Margot Boyd
Adapted by Michelene Wandor
Directed by Martin Jenkins.