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Caroline Blakiston Narrator
Billie Whitelaw Emma Hardy
Cyril Luckham Old Hardy
Ian Lindsay Young Hardy
Elizabeth Proud Florence Hardy
Petronella Barker Mrs Holder
Anne Tirard Mrs Hardy
Claire Oerton Dolly Gale
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