The Killing of Sister George

Killing of Sister George, The

    Author: Frank Marcus

    First Performance: 1965, Bristol

    Published: 1965

    Genre: Drama in 3 acts

    Setting: June's living room, London, 1960s

    Cast: 4f

Sister George, played by the actress June Buckridge, is the district nurse character in a popular BBC radio serial Applehurst. Something of a national figure, Sister George rides her bicycle down country lanes singing hymns and is loved by everyone for her goodness. Unfortunately, June's private life does not match that of Sister George: she is a heavy drinker and is constantly having rows with her lesbian partner Alice (Childie) McNaught, a spoilt and childish woman. Matters come to a head when June is involved in a drunken incident in a taxi with some nuns. Mercy Croft, a BBC executive and June's immediate boss, visits her to warn...

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