A full-cast dramatisation of Edith Wharton’s 1913 satire of marriage and money in early-20th century American society

SOON TO BE A STUDIOCANAL MOVIE STARRING SYDNEY SWEENEY, LEO WOODALL, AND MORE

When the beautiful and ambitious Undine Spragg convinces her nouveau riche parents to move to New York, she quickly injects herself into high society. But even a well-to-do husband isn’t enough for Undine, whose overwhelming lust for wealth proves to be her undoing. Will Undine ever find real happiness?

The first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for literature, Edith Wharton stands among the finest writers of early 20th-century America. With The Custom of the Country she delivers a novel every bit as immersive as her award-winning The Age of Innocence. The nuanced characters are brought to life by a stellar cast, including Rebecca Night, Dan Stevens, Barbara Barnes and Tom Hollander.

Cast and credits

Dramatised by Jane Rogers and directed by Nadia Molinari

Undine Spragg ...... Rebecca Night
Ralph Marvell ...... Dan Stevens
Mrs Spragg ...... Barbara Barnes
Abner Spragg/Popple ...... Jonathan Keeble
Elmer Moffatt ...... Tom Hollander
Mrs Heeny ...... Lorelei King
Marquise de Chelles ...... Olwen May
Raymond de Chelles ...... Joseph Kloska
Princess Estradina ...... Provence Maydew
Paul ...... Daniel Rogers
Clare Van Degen ...... Lucy Gaskell
Peter Van Degan ...... William Houston
Mabel Lipscombe ...... Tessa Nicholson
Laura Fairford/Princess Estradina ...... Provence Maydew

First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 3 - 17 January 2010

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