The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere

The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere

The Wordsmiths At Gorsemere

Radio comedy drama
BBC Radio 4
1985 - 1987
10 episodes (2 series)

An everyday story of towering genius, set in and around the Lake District at the turn of the 18th century. Stars Geoffrey Whitehead, Denise Coffey, Simon Callow, Miriam Margolyes and Chris Emmett

All cast & crew

Cast
Person	Role	Episode count
Simon Callow	Samuel Tailor Cholericke View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 2, Episode 1 - 21st July 1799 Series 2, Episode 2 - 27th July 1799 Series 2, Episode 3 - 26th September 1799 Series 2, Episode 4 - 2nd October 1799 Series 2, Episode 5 - 6th May 1800 Series 2, Episode 6 - 16th June 1800	10
Denise Coffey	Dorothy Wordsmith View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 2, Episode 1 - 21st July 1799 Series 2, Episode 2 - 27th July 1799 Series 2, Episode 3 - 26th September 1799 Series 2, Episode 4 - 2nd October 1799 Series 2, Episode 5 - 6th May 1800 Series 2, Episode 6 - 16th June 1800	10
Chris Emmett	Leechpedlar View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 2, Episode 1 - 21st July 1799 Series 2, Episode 2 - 27th July 1799 Series 2, Episode 3 - 26th September 1799 Series 2, Episode 4 - 2nd October 1799 Series 2, Episode 6 - 16th June 1800	9
Miriam Margolyes	Stinking Iris View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 2, Episode 1 - 21st July 1799 Series 2, Episode 2 - 27th July 1799 Series 2, Episode 3 - 26th September 1799 Series 2, Episode 4 - 2nd October 1799 Series 2, Episode 5 - 6th May 1800 Series 2, Episode 6 - 16th June 1800	10
Geoffrey Whitehead	William Wordsmith View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 2, Episode 1 - 21st July 1799 Series 2, Episode 2 - 27th July 1799 Series 2, Episode 3 - 26th September 1799 Series 2, Episode 4 - 2nd October 1799 Series 2, Episode 5 - 6th May 1800 Series 2, Episode 6 - 16th June 1800	10
Eugene Fraser	Announcer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 2, Episode 1 - 21st July 1799 Series 2, Episode 2 - 27th July 1799 Series 2, Episode 3 - 26th September 1799 Series 2, Episode 4 - 2nd October 1799 Series 2, Episode 5 - 6th May 1800 Series 2, Episode 6 - 16th June 1800	10

Guest cast
Person	Role	Episode count
Helen Atkinson-Wood	Teresa Sanseveria View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two	1
Tim Curry	Lord Biro View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two	1
Alison Fiske	Mary Godwit View episodes Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three	1
Nickolas Grace	Thomas de Quinine View episodes Series 2, Episode 1 - 21st July 1799 Series 2, Episode 2 - 27th July 1799 Series 2, Episode 5 - 6th May 1800 Series 2, Episode 6 - 16th June 1800	4
Nicky Henson	John Sheets View episodes Series 2, Episode 4 - 2nd October 1799	1
Julia Hills	Mary Lump View episodes Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four	1
Nicholas Le Prevost	Charles Lump View episodes Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four	1
Bill Paterson	Sir Walter Spott View episodes Series 2, Episode 3 - 26th September 1799	1
Angela Pleasence (as Angela Pleasance)	Sara Cholericke View episodes Series 2, Episode 5 - 6th May 1800	1
John Shrapnel	William Bloke View episodes Series 2, Episode 6 - 16th June 1800	1
Hugh Thomas	Percy Jelley View episodes Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three	1

Writing team
Person	Role	Episode count
Sue Limb	Writer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 2, Episode 1 - 21st July 1799 Series 2, Episode 2 - 27th July 1799 Series 2, Episode 3 - 26th September 1799 Series 2, Episode 4 - 2nd October 1799 Series 2, Episode 5 - 6th May 1800 Series 2, Episode 6 - 16th June 1800	10

Production team
Person	Role	Episode count
Jonathan James-Moore	Producer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 2, Episode 1 - 21st July 1799 Series 2, Episode 2 - 27th July 1799 Series 2, Episode 3 - 26th September 1799 Series 2, Episode 4 - 2nd October 1799 Series 2, Episode 5 - 6th May 1800 Series 2, Episode 6 - 16th June 1800	10
Stephen Oliver	Composer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Episode One Series 1, Episode 2 - Episode Two Series 1, Episode 3 - Episode Three Series 1, Episode 4 - Episode Four Series 2, Episode 1 - 21st July 1799 Series 2, Episode 2 - 27th July 1799 Series 2, Episode 3 - 26th September 1799 Series 2, Episode 4 - 2nd October 1799 Series 2, Episode 5 - 6th May 1800 Series 2, Episode 6 - 16th June 1800	10