Bettie's Books

Has anyone else noticed how often a trivia question in full view amounts to a plot spoiler? I was left in no doubt as to Clarissa's fate before I even started listening to this. Pooh! Think about the impact please, question setters.Dramatisation by Hattie Naylor of the 1748 novel by Samuel Richardson. The beautiful young heiress Clarissa Harlowe is dangerously attracted by the wiles of the notorious libertine Robert Lovelace. Threatened by an imminent marriage arranged with the odious suitor her family have found for her, Lovelace persuades Clarissa to flee with him. Clarissa Harlowe ...... Zoe WaitesRobert Lovelace ...... Richard ArmitageJames Harlowe ...... Oliver MilburnSolmes ...... Stephen CritchlowBella Harlowe ...... Sophie ThompsonLady Harlowe ...... Alison SteadmanLord Harlowe ...... John RoweMrs Norton ...... Deborah FindlayAnna Howe ...... Cathy SaraDirected by Marilyn ImrieThis is a lovely, engrossing read but it's not without snortable moments due to earnest misery.