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The Sportswriter in the first episode in the series, Frank Bascombe: An American Life, playing out over this coming year on 麻豆社 Radio 4. Starring Kyle Soller as Frank Bascombe.

Richard Ford鈥檚 Frank Bascombe books are a remarkable literary phenomenon, , following the fortunes of his hapless but ever-hopeful hero Frank, and giving us a unique portrait of contemporary American life. Over the year, we will check in on Frank for four weekends of his life, over four decades, stretching from the early 80s to the present day, in dramatistions of four Frank Bascombe books - The Sportswriter, Independence Day, The Lay of the Land, and Let Me Be Frank With You.

Episode One - The Sportswriter
Frank Bascombe is a man in crisis trying to make sense of divorce, bereavement and a new girlfriend while, over one Easter weekend, his life takes an unexpected turn.

Cast
FRANK BASCOMBE: Kyle Soller
ANN (FRANK'S EX-WIFE): Lydia Wilson
WALTER LUCKETT: Martin T Sherman
VICKI ARCENAULT: Yolanda Kettle
LYNETTE ARCENAULT: Laurel Lefkow
WADE ARCENAULT: Brandon Burke
HERB WALLAGHER / BENIVALLE: William Hope
FINCHER / CADE ARCENAULT: Eric Stroud
CATHERINE FLAHERTY: Georgia Brown

Dramatised by Robin Brooks from the Bascombe novels by Richard Ford
Sound Design: Joseff Harris and Alisdair McGregor
Broadcast Assistant: Hermione Sylvester

Directed and Produced by Fiona McAlpine
An Allegra production for 麻豆社 Radio 4

Picture Credit : In the Car by Roy Lichtensein 漏 Estate of Roy Lichtenstein/DACS 2024. Photo: National Galleries of Scotland