Episode 2: The Persistent Miss Potter
A two-part drama from Kamal Kaan celebrating the remarkable stories of three great British female horticulturalists, Gertrude Jekyll, Ellen Willmott and Beatrix Potter.
Three-petal flowers, known as 'trimerous' flowers, are distinct from the conventional floral structure of radial symmetry. They break the mould.
Trimerous is a two-part drama from writer and horticulturist Kamal Kaan celebrating the remarkable stories of three great British female horticulturalists, Gertrude Jekyll, Ellen Willmott and Beatrix Potter. Their colourful stories are drawn from factual research, intertwined with a present-day narrative set at the Chelsea Flower Show and featuring a cameo appearance from the much-loved horticulturalist, Carol Klein.
Episode 2: The Persistent Miss Potter
(1866 - 1942) This is Beatrix Potter's origin story. Beatrix finds her voice in a patriarchal society - rising from rejection to international success. 1887: A young Potter is fascinated by fungi. Their ephemeral qualities stimulate her fantastical imagination. Perceived as an eternal child, she's determined to forge a career as a mycologist. Continually ousted by the elitists, despite her groundbreaking discoveries, she uses this, to fuel her ambition in creating her children's stories.
Cast in order of appearance:
Gertrude Jekyll..........................................Juliet Stevenson
Iris Setosa / Rose Willmott.........................Amy-Leigh Hickman
Carol Klein.................................................Carol Klein
Hussain Malik / Rupert Potter....................Arian Nick
Jane Setosa Malik.....................................Tessa Parr
Beatrix Potter............................................Manjinder Virk
Helen Potter..............................................Rachel Bavidge
Charles McIntosh / John Everett Millais.....Wayne Forester
Carol Klein.................................................Carol Klein
Rabbit........................................................Kamal Kaan
Henry Roscoe / William Heelis...................Dan Parr
Ellen Willmott............................................Anna Tolstoy
Other voices provided by members of the cast.
Written by Kamal Kaan
Produced by Sally Harrison
Co-directed by Kamal Kaan and Sally Harrison
Sound Design by Alisdair McGregor
A Woolyback production for BBC Radio 4
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- Wed 20 May 202614:15BBC Radio 4
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