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Radio 4 Extra,20 Nov 1983,15 mins

8. Stranglers in the Night

The Fosdyke Saga

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"'Don't fight me, Albert, you fool. I'm doing this for your own good." Worried about his amnesiac son Albert's nocturnal habits, Jos Fosdyke takes the law into his own hands. A classic tale of struggle, power, personalities and tripe. Bill Tidy and John Junkin's family saga - based on Tidy's Daily Mirror cartoon strip (1971-1985) parodying John Galsworthy's 'The Forsyte Saga' novels. Rebecca Fosdyke ...... Stephanie Turner Josiah Fosdyke ...... Philip Lowrie Victoria Fosdyke ...... Miriam Margolyes Albert Fosdyke ...... Enn Reitel Roger Ditchley ...... Christian Rodska Fifi ...... Sally Grace The Strangler ...... Nick Maloney Other parts played by Nick Revell. Producer: Alan Nixon First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 1983.

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