The Cinderella Service & Cinderella D-Day

Synopsis

Samantha Bond stars in two captivating stories set around a hostel for Land Girls during World War TwoBased in Devon in the 1940s, these two dramas follow the lives and loves of a group of young women, all from different backgrounds, but all determined to do their bit for King and country in the Land Army. Billeted in a hastily-converted farmhouse, they face cramped conditions and gruelling work - but there's always dances at the village hop and the chance of romance with a GI...The Cinderella ServiceIt's 1943, and Alice Todd has just separated from her husband. With a ten-year-old son to care for, she accepts the position of Warden at a hostel for Land Girls: but is she up to the job? Looking after ten lively, independent women is hard, and when Alice's competence is questioned, she doubts her ability to cope. Will the loyalty and friendship of her girls persuade her to stick it out? Cinderella D-Day1944. Alice is still busy running the Women's Land Army hostel, as well as taking tentative steps in her new career and a fledgling relationship. But the girls in her care are finding that life in wartime does not run smoothly. As the hostilities rumble on, there is happiness and heartbreak in store, and the hostel residents face danger and some stark personal choices...Created by Julia Stoneham - a regular writer on hit TV show The House of Elliott - these evocative wartime dramas star Samantha Bond as Alice, with a cast including June Barrie, Tilly Vosburgh, Becky Hindley and Deborah McAndrew.Directed by Tracey NealeTheme tune: 'This Time the Dream's On Me' by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer, lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, IncThe Cinderella ServiceAlice - Samantha BondEdward-John - James CohenRose - June BarrieAnnie - Tilly VosburghMabel - Cathy MurphyMarian - Becky HindleyWinnie - Deborah McAndrewMartha - Rachel LewisTaffy - Elaine ClaxtonGeorgina - Annabel MullionChrissie - Teresa GallagherMargery Brewster - Tessa WorsleyRoger Bayliss - Peter YappChristopher Bayliss - Andrew WlncottFerdie - Bill WallisOliver Maynard/Fred - Ian MastersRon Chapman - David CollingsMrs Bowden - Jilly BondNora - Abigail DochertyAndreas - Walter Van DykeRuben - David AntrobusAlec/John Boyce - Matthew MorganJames Todd - David JarvisMary Brewer - Eva StuartOther parts played by members of the castFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 5-19 April 1995Cinderella D-DayAlice - Samantha BondRose - June BarrieGeorgina - Louise LombardChristopher - Adrian LukisAnnie - Tilly VosburghMarian - Becky HindleyWinnie - Deborah McAndrewTaffy - Elaine ClaxtonMartha - Rachel LewisMabel - Cathy MurphyEdward-John - Sam CollingsRoger Bayliss - Ioan MeredithMargery Brewster - Tessa WorsleyFerdie - Bill WallisLionel Brewer - Alex LoweMary Brewer - Ann BeachRuben - David AntrobusMarvin - Robert HarperJoan - Elaine PykeKiwi - Joanna MonroJames - David JarvisDave - Dominic TaylorEleanor - Abigail DochertyBeryl/Mrs Tucker/Fran - Janet MawLionel - Alex LoweFred - Denys HawthorneItalian POW - Chris PavloArthur - William HowardOther parts played by members of the castFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 18 September-2 October 1996