Thanks for uploading. I don’t know if the actress who played Babs was American, but if she wasn’t, she did a fine job of actually sounding like she was.
Your comment made me curious - especially as when this play was made it was still fairly unusual for British actors to do really good American accents and BBC Radio tended to use a handful of North American actors for all of their American characters... but it turns out that Babs was played by Lynn Bains who is indeed American - born in New York, no less, though she's lived in Scotland for a long time. Moreover, it turns out that these days she works as a dialect coach, teaching people how to speak with authentic American accents..!
There's nothing I didn't enjoy about this drama . Despite multiple side-swapping and plot deviations , it swerves gently along . Alongside excellent acting , the production is wonderfully understated , relaxed , steady , "QUIET..!" ~ for the most part there is no background 'special effects soundtrack' , the lack of which enhances the intelligence and depth of the dialogue ~ I could waffle on for ages here ; so ,,, I won't . ~ recommended .
Great drama. thoroughly enjoyable...😊😊
Thanks for uploading.
I don’t know if the actress who played Babs was American, but if she wasn’t, she did a fine job of actually sounding like she was.
Your comment made me curious - especially as when this play was made it was still fairly unusual for British actors to do really good American accents and BBC Radio tended to use a handful of North American actors for all of their American characters... but it turns out that Babs was played by Lynn Bains who is indeed American - born in New York, no less, though she's lived in Scotland for a long time. Moreover, it turns out that these days she works as a dialect coach, teaching people how to speak with authentic American accents..!
@@MysticalMagpie-wo5fn So cool to get that info- thanks!!
That was fantastic thank you ❤❤❤
Thanks for posting!
Very John Buchan, Sandy was a caricature in his other stories witch
I also enjoyed. Thank you.
Listening again 👍
Good stuff.
There's nothing I didn't enjoy about this drama . Despite multiple side-swapping and plot deviations , it swerves gently along . Alongside excellent acting , the production is wonderfully understated , relaxed , steady , "QUIET..!" ~ for the most part there is no background 'special effects soundtrack' , the lack of which enhances the intelligence and depth of the dialogue
~ I could waffle on for ages here ; so ,,, I won't .
~ recommended .