Summary
Gary Lilburn, Jane Whittenshaw , Georgia Henshaw and Jonathan Forbes star in Dostoevsky’s unsettling tale of revolution and betrayal. After years away from home, Nicholai Stavrogin returns to his old home town bringing with him the radical ‘free-thinkers’ of Petersburg, hell-bent on causing civil unrest. Dramatised by Melissa Murray.
Stepan ..... Gary Lilburn Mrs Stavrogina ..... Jane Whittenshaw Nicholai ..... Joseph Arkley Pyotr ..... Jonathan Forbes Darya ..... Charlotte East Virginsky ..... Ian Dunnett Jr Krillov ..... Hasan Dixon Shatov ..... Stefan Adegbola Lisa ..... Cecilia Appiah Marya ..... Georgia Henshaw
Written by Melissa Murray Directed by Carl Prekopp Produced by Marc Beeby and Anne Isger
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| 0:41.2 | Welcome to Drama of the Week. |
| 1:13.3 | Welcome to Drama of the Week. Devils by Fyodor Dostoevsky. |
| 1:15.9 | Dramatized by Melissa Murray. |
| 1:17.7 | Episode 1. |
| 1:23.6 | Let me be the first to congratulate you. |
| 1:27.0 | And to do that, you have to rush into the room without knocking? |
| 1:28.2 | The whole town is a gong, a buzz in a firmament of whatever it is. It's the very best news in the world. It's true, |
| 1:35.4 | isn't it? Are you going to stand there panting like a horse? A horse? You had such long, |
| 1:39.8 | elegant legs once. Like a horse, not like a donkey. My dear, Mrs. Stavroggen. |
| 1:45.4 | Yes? |
| 1:46.1 | Nicolai is coming home. He's coming home at last. |
| 1:50.2 | What do you mean at last? Do you think it was his choice to stay away? |
| 1:53.4 | No, of course not. I mean, I meant until now. |
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