Saturday Play - Boscobel

A tense and thrilling dramatisation of a real-life escape story from Ian Curteis, starring Simon Woods (Cranford, Rome) as King Charles II. Defeated in battle following the execution of his father, the future Charles II must flee England or die. Over a thrilling 40-day journey, young Charles has much to learn - how to live rough, how to evade capture and how to earn the kindness of strangers. Ian Curteis is a prolific writer for radio and television. His most well known play is The Falklands Play, the story of how Margaret Thatcher's government went to war with Argentina, which was first broadcast on both Radio 4 and BBC 4 to mark the 20th anniversary of the Falklands War. Cast: Charles II ..... Simon Woods Derby/John Penderel ..... Kevin Eldon Wilmot ..... Chris Larkin George Penderel/Whitgreave ..... Simon Treves Gifford/Woolf ..... Malcolm Brown Carlis/Colonel ..... Stephen Carlile Betty/Jane ..... Kate Sachs Mrs Woolf/Cook ..... Jill Shilling Director: Dirk Maggs Writer: Ian Curteis Producer: Rebecca Pinfield An Above The Title production for BBC Radio 4.