What happens
Terry, a young man recently sent home in disgrace from Ceylon, struggles to win his father's approval and the affection of Josephine, a woman he has loved since childhood. At a family gathering he feels humiliated and resentful after a conversation with his brother Charles, who has his own feelings about Josephine. The story is presented as a radio drama in the Suspense series, adapted by Anthony Ellis from Elizabeth Bowen's short story Telling, and it originally aired on July 20, 1954. Anthony Ellis stars in the production.
An English country house and its grounds, including a ruined chapel in the garden, in the 1950s.
Characters: Terry, Josephine, Father, Charles, John, Catherine
Listen for: Terry's growing resentment toward his family, and his conversations with Josephine and his father.
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.