Sue Eckstein - Old School Ties

(4 stars; 3 reviews)

Stand-up comedian Kit Nichols likes to satirise his boarding school experiences, but his past takes on a different light when he reads the obituary of an  old school friend. Feeling guilty at having lost touch, Kit decides to confront the man who he believes is responsible for his friend's unexpected death. Kit Nichols ...... Thomas Arnold 
Father Dominic ...... Crawford Logan 
Lucy Nichols ...... Noreen Leighton
 The Abbott ...... Gareth Thomas 
William Hennessy ...... Richard Greenwood 
Ted Thomson/Bursar ...... Paul Young Directed by Bruce Young First broadcast: Fri 17th Apr 2009, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM The annual magazine for a Catholic boarding school carries an obituary of a former pupil who was once Kit Nichols’s best friend. Kit – now in his 40s and a successful stand-up comedian – is fired by a mixture of guilt at having so comprehensively lost touch and for failing to respond to the one occasion in adulthood that his friend, William Hennessy, tried to get in touch. Kit believes that their former teacher and mentor, Brother Dominic, remained close to William, and when Kit tracks down Brother Dominic he discovers the truth about his friend’s death, leading them both to confront difficult questions about faith, loyalty, friendship and the ethical issue of the right to die.

This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.