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Afternoon Play - A Prayer for Owen Meany

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Five part adaptation of the John Irving novel, dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths. Beginning in New England in the 1950s, John Wheelwright narrates the story of his friendship with Owen Meany

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Afternoon Play - A Prayer for Owen Meany - Episode 1

Adaptation of the John Irving novel, dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths. When Owen accidentally kills Johnny's mother with a baseball, can their friendship survive?

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Afternoon Play - A Prayer for Owen Meany - Episode 2

Adaptation of the John Irving novel, dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths. How will Johnny's wild cousins react to meeting his remarkable best friend Owen?

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Afternoon Play - A Prayer for Owen Meany - Episode 3

Adaptation of the John Irving novel, dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths. Owen's roles as the Christ Child and the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come cause a stir in Gravesend.

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Afternoon Play - A Prayer for Owen Meany - Episode 4

Adaptation of the John Irving novel, dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths. Owen gets into serious trouble at Gravesend Academy when he challenges authority.

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Afternoon Play - A Prayer for Owen Meany - Episode 5

Adaptation of the John Irving novel, dramatised by Linda Marshall Griffiths. As the draft cards for the Vietnam War arrive, Johnny cannot understand why Owen is so keen to join up.

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