Woman's Hour Drama - A Life of Chekhov - The Dead Pool

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. Anton becomes attracted to Natasha, the daughter of the family's landlord, who knows a secret about the pool where he goes to fish. Anton Chekhov ...... Andrew Scott Natasha ...... Romola Garai Uncle Mitrofan ...... Alan Williams Kolya Chekhov ...... Bo Poraj Sasha Chekhov ...... Keith Dunphy Directed by Lucy Bailey.