The Grass is Singing is a radio serial by Tina Pepler, adapted from the novel by Doris Lessing. It was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2000, as an installment of the Classic Serial.
Plot[]
A murder occurs in racially-charged Southern Rhodesia in the 1940's.
Cast[]
- Mary - Alison Pettitt
- Mary - Tracy-Ann Oberman
- Charley Slatter - Miles Anderson
- Pheobe Slatter - Estelle Gola
- Dick - Andrew Wincott
- Tony - Tom George
- Denham - Don McCorkindale
- Moses - Nicholas Beveney
- Susan - Jenine Asa
- Monica - Susannah Hamilton
Directed by Marion Nancarrow
Episodes[]
| Episode Number | Broadcast Date | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Part 1 | 27 August 2000 | Mary Turner is found murdered on the verandah of her farmstead, her houseboy having confessed to the crime. But he seems to have no motive. |
| Part 2 | 03 September 2000 | In appointing Moses - the native Mary whipped - as their new houseboy, Dick is unknowingly sealing her fate. |