Emile Zola: His Masterpiece

Miniseries

Miniseries

A two-part dramatisation of Zola's powerful novel based on his friendship with Paul Cezanne. It depicts the desperate struggle of an impoverished young painter to win public and critical approval. Claude Lantier .... Rob Edwards Christine .... Tracy Wiles Narrator .... Geoffrey Whitehead Sandoz .... Charles Simpson Young Claude .... Richard Pearce Young Sandoz .... David Antrobus Bongrand .... John Baddeley Dubuche .... Daniel Philpott Fagerolles .... Jonathan Tafler Jory .... Paul Panting Jacques .... Melinda Walker Concierge .... Zulema Dene Written by Emile Zola Dramatised by Jane Beeson. Director: Matthew Walters First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1996.