Woman's Hour Drama - A Life of Chekhov - His Sister Masha

Michael Hastings's adaptation of Irene Nemirovsky's biography of Anton Chekhov, dramatising crucial points in his life, from his tough childhood in the remote port of Taganrog to marriage in his final years. Now in his thirties and a successful short story writer, Anton tends to the sick and tries to mend his relationship with his father. Meanwhile, a rich neighbour turns his attention toward Anton's sister Masha. Anton Chekhov ...... Andrew Scott Masha Chekhov ...... Romola Garai Paul Chekhov ...... Dave Hill Alex Smagin ...... Bo Poraj Sasha Chekhov ...... Keith Dunphy Directed by Lucy Bailey.