The heroine resolves to comfort her father and revolutionise society. Margaret Oliphant dramatisation with Teresa Gallagher.

Lucilla Marjoribanks, a large and determined girl, returns from school with one purpose in life - to be a comfort to her recently widowed father - and to avoid all proposals of marriage...

Margaret Oliphant's humorous novel dramatised in four parts by Elizabeth Proud.

Elizabeth Spriggs stars as Mrs Oliphant.

Lucilla Marjoribanks ...... Teresa Gallagher

Dr Marjoribanks ...... Roy Hanlon

Mr Cavendish ...... Keith Drinkel

Barbara Lake ...... Elizabeth Mansfield

Tom Marjoribanks ...... Nicholas Murchie

Mrs Nelly Woodburn ...... Elizabeth Proud

Colonel Chiley ...... Garard Green

Mr Cavendish ...... Keith Drinkel

Mrs Chiley ...... Ann Windsor

Mrs Mortimer ...... Kate Binchy

Fanny ...... Siriol Jenkins

Edward ...... David Holt

The Rev Bury ...... John Fleming

Mrs Centum ...... Theresa Streatfield

Maria Brown ...... Melanie Hudson

Mr Holder ...... Eric Allan

Nancy ...... Joanna Wake

Music by Malcolm McKee.

Producer: Sue Wilson

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1992.