Georgette Heyer Faro's Daughter


(4.7 stars; 50 reviews)

Romance Season: Playhouse: Faro's Daughter Sat 4th Feb 1995, 14:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM Saturday Night Theatre: Faro's Daughter Sat 25th Nov 1995, 19:50 on BBC Radio 4 FM By Georgette Heyer, dramatised by Kitty Black With Sylvestra Le Touzel as Deborah Grantham and Nathaniel Parker as Max Ravenscar Deborah Grantham's position in a gaming house makes her utterly unsuitable as a wife for a nobleman, and Max Ravenscar determines to rescue his cousin from the clutches of a gamester - one of faro's daughters. Music: Trevor Allan Davies Director: Jane Morgan Deborah Grantham: Sylvestra Le Touzel Max Ravenscar: Nathaniel Parker Lady Mablethorpe: Marcia Warren Lord Crewe: Jonathan Keeble Silas Wantage: Gavin Muir Lord Adrian Mablethorpe: Mark Payton Lord Ormskirk: Edward de Souza Lucius Kennet: Sean Barrett Sir James Filey: Peter Yapp Lady Bellingham: Anna Massey Mrs Patch: Tessa Worsley Mrs Ravenscar: Tessa Worsley Hon Phoebe Laxton: Deborah Berlin Kit Grantham: Oliver Senton Arabella Ravenscar: Becky Hindley

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.

Chapters

Faro's Daughter 1:30:06

Reviews


(3 stars)

Well performed but to those unfamiliar with Georgette Heyer please don’t imagine this knockabout, unending stream of insults represents her true worth (even the name is misspelled above). Instead find a brilliant reading of The Grand Sophy on YouTube or read any of her most highly regarded books.


(4 stars)

This was a fun, short dramatization of Georgette Heyer's book, Faro's Daughter. While not as wonderful as reading the full book, I enjoyed it.

Well done, light comedy


(5 stars)

Very entertaining. Easy to guess the ending. Quiet humorous melodrama.

A lovely distraction


(5 stars)

a light-hearted historical romance, tightly scripted and well acted.