1/3. Catherine Morland, a naïve country girl, is taken to Bath by Mr and Mrs Allen - rich landowners and friends of her clergyman father. But her arrival in Bath in such noteworthy company leads to a misunderstanding about her fortune, a misunderstanding that grows until she is invited by the wealthy, but avaricious, General Tilney for an indefinite stay at Northanger Abbey.
2/3. Catherine receives an invitation to stay at Northanger Abbey. Delighted to leave Bath in the company of Henry Tilney and his sister, she is nevertheless wary of their father - the terrifying General Tilney.
3/3. Catherine's suspicions about the tyrannical General Tilney grow and she is determined to explore Northanger Abbey and discover its hidden secrets.

C a s t

Jane Austen as Amanda Root
Catherine as Emily Wachter
Henry as David Harewood
Mrs Allen as Julia McKenzie
Isabella as Claire Skinner
Eleanor as Saskia Reeves
Mrs Thorpe as Jenny Agutter
John Thorpe as Jonathan Keeble
James as Shiv Grewal
Mr Allen as John Rowe
Mr Morland as Gerard McDermott
Mrs Morland as Susan Jameson
General Tilney as John Shrapnel

Production Credits

Apapted for Radio by Domonic Power
Music by Peter Wiegold
Producer/Director Pam Fraser Solomon

Broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Ep. 1: 18 September 2005; Ep. 2: 25 September 2005; Ep. 3: 2 October 2005.