{"product_id":"book-jb2q","title":"She Stoops to Conquer \u0026 The Vicar of Wakefield","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull-cast BBC adaptations of Oliver Goldsmith’s two most famous works\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnglo-Irish author Oliver Goldsmith was one of the most accomplished writers of the 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century. A novelist, playwright, poet and essayist, he came to fame with his novel \u003ci\u003eThe Vicar of Wakefield\u003c\/i\u003e and comic play \u003ci\u003eShe Stoops to Conquer\u003c\/i\u003e. Both those classics are included here, with star casts including \u003cb\u003eJulia McKenzie, Amanda Root, Peter Jeffrey\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eSunny Ormonde\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe Stoops to Conquer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e – Misunderstandings and mistaken identity are at the heart of this funny, farcical comedy of manners, in which a London gentleman looking for love finds himself the butt of a mischievous prank. Shy young Marlow comes to court Kate Hardcastle at her father’s house in the Yorkshire Dales, but is fooled into believing that Liberty Hall is an inn and his prospective bride a barmaid. Luckily for both, while Marlow is tongue-tied in the presence of a lady, he can be his charming, confident self with a commoner – and the sassy, independent Kate is happy to pretend, if it means she can win his heart...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Vicar of Wakefield\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e – Part morality tale, part satire of the sentimental novel, Goldsmith’s 1766 masterpiece recounts the humorous adventures of the naive, ever-optimistic Rev Charles Primrose, who lives contentedly in the countryside with his wife and six children. When he loses his fortune to a swindler, he sets off with his despairing family through storms and floods to embrace a life of poverty in a rural Pennine parish. But as disaster piles upon calamity, the vicar finds his faith severely tested – can he face up to adversity and come through unscathed?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe Stoops to Conquer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs Hardcastle – \u003cb\u003eJulia McKenzie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr Hardcastle – \u003cb\u003eClive Francis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKate Hardcastle – \u003cb\u003eAmanda Root\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTony Lumpkin – \u003cb\u003eAdrian Scarborough\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSir Charles Marlow – \u003cb\u003eNorman Rodway\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoung Marlow – \u003cb\u003eMartin Ball\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHastings – \u003cb\u003eJonathan Cake\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConstance Neville – \u003cb\u003eCathy Sara\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLandlord\/Jeremy – \u003cb\u003eTerry Molloy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiggory\/Master Muggins – \u003cb\u003eIan Brooker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePimple\/Barmaid – \u003cb\u003eNaomi Harris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoger\/Master Slang – \u003cb\u003eRichard Neale\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdapted and directed by Sue Wilson\u003cbr\u003eMusic composed and performed by Anthea Gomez (piano) with Martha Ann Brooks (trombone) and Katherine Gittings (violin)\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 3, 18 June 2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Vicar of Wakefield\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRev Charies Primrose – \u003cb\u003ePeter Jeffrey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDeborah Primrose – \u003cb\u003eSunny Ormonde\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSquire Thornhill – \u003cb\u003eMichael Cochrane\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBurchell – \u003cb\u003eAnthony Pedley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLady Blarney – \u003cb\u003eTina Gray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiss Skeggs – \u003cb\u003eSara Coward\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEphraim Jenkinson – \u003cb\u003eChristopher Scott\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOlivia Primrose – \u003cb\u003eSusan Jeffrey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGeorge Primrose – \u003cb\u003eIwan Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArabella Wilmot – \u003cb\u003eLisa Kay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSophia Primrose – \u003cb\u003eLaura Strachan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMoses Primrose – \u003cb\u003eJames Richard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFarmer Flamborough – \u003cb\u003eTerry Molloy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eActor\/Innkeeper – \u003cb\u003eJohn Webb\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eActress\/Landlady – \u003cb\u003eGillian Goodman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGaoler – \u003cb\u003eKim Durham\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdapted by Christopher Denys\u003cbr\u003eDirected by Sue Wilson\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 3-17 October 1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. 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