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Hortense is forced to face up to the prejudice of 1940s Britain - when she attempts to get a job. Stars Nadine Marshall. Andrea Levy's award-winning novel exploring empire, prejudice, war and love in Jamaica, England, America and India. Dramatised by Pat Cumper Hortense ........ Nadine Marshall Gilbert ........ Don Gilet Bernard ........ Stephen Tompkinson Queenie ........ Lyndsey Marshal Man 1 ........ Trevor Cuthbertson Man 2 ........ Paul Biggin Smiling Woman ........ Tracy Wiles Music by Felix Cross Director: Sally Avens First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2006.
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