Episode 3

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Vera Maconchy's days of eavesdropping on telephone calls are threatened by the arrival of a new automatic exchange. Series set in the sleepy town of Ballylenon, Co Donegal, in 1953, before the days of mass tourism and proper plumbing in every home. Written by Christopher Fitz-Simon. Phonsie Doherty ...... TP McKenna Muriel Maconchy ...... Margaret D'Arcy Vera Maconchy ...... Stella McCusker Vivienne Boal ...... Aine McCartney Guard Gallagher ...... John Hewitt Peg Sweeney ...... Anna Manahan Joe MacMonagle ...... Kevin Flood Post Office Engineer ...... Robert Patterson Music arranged and performed by Stephanie Hughes Director: Eoin O'Callaghan First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1994.