Woman's Hour Drama - The House of Mercy - Episode 1

London, 1860. A rising MP and a successful female novelist fall in love but the secrets they both harbour will lead to blackmail and murder. Dramatised by Chris Dolan from a storyline by Bruce Young. After her travels in France, Eliza Martins arrives in London and is soon feted as a literary sensation when her novel, The Passion of Therese Bontine, becomes a best-seller. She meets a leading backbench MP, Sir John Garett Stewart, who declares his admiration both for the novel and its author. Eliza .....Melody Grove Stewart ..... David Rintoul Brookes ..... Sam Dale Arnott..... Timothy West Wylie.....Alexander Morton Milly .....Tracy Wiles Mary .....Laura dos Santos Murray..... Tony Bell Alice ..... Alison Pettitt Nance.....Keely Beresford Other parts are played by the cast. Producer/director: Bruce Young.