Woman's Hour Drama - The Help
Dramatisation of Kathryn Stockett's novel set in Jackson, Mississippi in 1962, about three brave women who dare to cross the racial lines
Woman's Hour Drama - The Help - Episode 1
Three very different women come together for a clandestine project that will put them at risk: black maid Aibileen, her closest friend Minny, and Skeeter, just home from college.
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Woman's Hour Drama - The Help - Episode 10
The collaborators hold their breath as their book reaches the bookstores. Will the ladies of Jackson recognise themselves as described by their maids?
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Woman's Hour Drama - The Help - Episode 2
Skeeter tries to find out what has happened to her beloved maid Constantine, and Minny settles into her new position as Celia Foote's help.
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Woman's Hour Drama - The Help - Episode 3
Skeeter pursues her potentially explosive idea for a book about the daily lives of black maids in Jackson. But will anyone agree to be interviewed?
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Woman's Hour Drama - The Help - Episode 4
Aibileen begins to wonder whether she should take part in Skeeter's clandestine writing project, regardless of the risks involved.
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Woman's Hour Drama - The Help - Episode 5
Aibileen attempts to persuade Minny to contribute to Skeeter's clandestine writing project. But Minny is going to take some convincing.
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Woman's Hour Drama - The Help - Episode 6
Dramatisation of Kathryn Stockett's novel set in Mississippi in 1962. Skeeter and Aibileen wait nervously to find out how much Miss Hilly has discovered about their secret project.
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Woman's Hour Drama - The Help - Episode 7
After the murder of civil rights activist Medgar Evers, Skeeter fears that she won't find any other black maids willing to tell her their story.
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Woman's Hour Drama - The Help - Episode 8
By Kathryn Stockett, set in Mississippi in 1962. Skeeter's crossing of the fearsome Miss Hilly results in her almost total exclusion from the Jackson social set.
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Woman's Hour Drama - The Help - Episode 9
Minny worries that Miss Celia is about to make a fool of herself at the Jackson Junior League Annual Benefit. Meanwhile, Skeeter has a deadline to meet.
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