Woman's Hour Drama - Writing the Century 1948-1953: Starting From Scratch - Episode 2

Series exploring the 20th Century through diaries and correspondence of real people, dramatised by Peter Roberts. The story of Hazel Taylor, a young woman from Huddersfield who dreams of becoming a freelance writer, as England struggles through the postwar period of rationing and rebuilding. After hearing some devastating news, Hazel waits with her brother Philip for the return of their mother, unaware that her life is about to be turned upside down. Hazel ...... Amy Humphreys Hilda ...... Olwen May Joe ...... David Fleeshman Stan/Policeman ...... James Quinn Sylvia ...... Lucy Jo Hudson Philip ...... Luke Walker Mrs Brook ...... Kate Layden Directed by Peter Leslie Wild.