Regarded as too obscene to be staged in its original form for nearly 200 years, William Wycherley’s bawdy comedy tells the tale of Mr Horner – a notorious rake who spreads the false rumour that he’s impotent to be able to gain free access to other men’s wives. When he meets the young, innocent Margery Pinchwife, the ‘country wife’ of the name, the scene is defined for scandal… This sparkling 1985 BBC Radio creation superstars Maggie Smith as Margery Pinchwife, with an all-star ensemble including Jonathan Pryce, John Duttine, John Moffatt, Harriet Walter and Michael Aldridge. ‘… a delight because of its sparking wit and the window it includes into Repair manners and morals’ – Occasions.