Adaptations
The novel was adapted in three parts in the Afternoon Play strand on BBC Radio 4, adapted by Roger Danes and directed and produced by Bruce Young, with Aubrey played by David Robb and Maturin by Richard Dillane. The rest of the cast was:
- Preserved Killick - Jon Glover
- Barret Bonden - David Timson
- Sir Joseph Blaine - Struan Rodger
- Sophie Williams - Liz Sutherland
- Lieutenant Pullings - David Holt
- Lieutenant Simmons - Dan Starkey
- Mrs Williams / Lady Forbes - Lesley Nichols
- Cecilia Williams / Miss Agatha - Sarah Danes
- Diana Villiers - Adjoa Andoh
- Arthur Stanhope - David Timson
- Midshipman Callow - Carl Prekopp
- Tobias Atkins - Stephen Critchlow
- Lieutenant Nichols - Dan Starkey
- Midshipman Babbington - Chris Pavlo
- Canning - Chris Pavlo
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