1. Letters, Telegrams and an Umbrella

"...the house is old and little, and altogether delightful - red brick. We can scarcely pack in as it is, and the dear knows what will happen when Paul arrives tomorrow."

The arrival of Paul Wilcox is to set off a long chain of events that will change the lives of all who come into contact with Howards End.

EM Forster’s classic novel, first published in 1910.

Set In Edwardian England, the intertwined lives of the idealistic Schlegel sisters, the wealthy Wilcox family, and struggling clerk Leonard Bast.

Dramatised in four parts by Jeffrey Segal.

Margaret Schlegel ... Joanne Pearce
Helen Schlegel ... Miranda Richardson
Mrs Wilcox ... Gwen Watford
Aunt Juley ... June Tobin
Tibby Schlegel ... David Phelan
Leonard Bast ... Mick Ford
Jacky Bast ... Natasha Pyne
Charles Wilcox ... David Haig
Paul Wilcox/Herr Liesecke ... David Learner
Frieda Mosebach ... Helena Breck
Annie ... Jane Leonard
Porter ... Robin Summers

Director: Caroline Raphael

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1985.