Woman's Hour Drama - Writing the Century 9 - Episode 1

Series exploring the 20th Century through diaries and correspondence of real people, dramatised by Vanessa Rosenthal. Returning to the 1950s diaries of Linton Andrews, editor of The Yorkshire Post. It is 1954, and Linton's rise from provincial to national prominence continues through his work as chairman of the Press Council and his respected editorials. But his wife Pinkie hankers after the quieter life of retirement. Linton ...... Russell Dixon Pinkie ...... Alexandra Mathie Rebecca West ...... Ann Rye Renate ...... Szilvi Naray-Davey Henry Bate ...... Martin Oldfield Stan ...... Matt McGuirk Directed by Gary Brown.