Woman's Hour Drama - A Life of Chekhov - The Leave Taking

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 Chekhov ...... Andrew Scott Masha Chekhov ...... Romola Garai Yevgenia Chekhov ...... Niamh Cusack Paul Chekhov ...... Dave Hill Uncle Mitrofan ...... Alan Williams Kolya Chekhov ...... Bo Poraj Sasha Chekhov ...... Keith Dunphy Directed by Lucy Bailey.