Martin Jameson - Ralph

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Manchester during the infamously cold winter of 1895 finds 12 year old Laura and 10 year old Miles shivering in their room. Since their father's death they are forced to endure their violent step-father Ralph berating their mother Eliza, and the children are given the harshest possible treatment at his hands. Meanwhile in contemporary Manchester we meet a single parent family: Liz and her children. Daughter (Laura) has disturbing dreams of a cruel Victorian childhood - complete with a brother who has a doll. She tells her wise-cracking brother (Miles) about her vivid and terrible dream, including how he was caned by their step-father and how he seems to have an attachment to a porcelain doll called Edward. Miles reassures her that their mum is far too busy to have a boyfriend and that he would never ever play with a doll! The cast: Miss/Mrs Troke.....Jean Alexander Laura.... Rosie Fleeshman Miles........Ashley Margolis Ralph.....Andonis James Anthony Liz/Eliza.....