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Paul Mendelson - Fireworks at the Villa Lucia

Julie plays fiery Julia to save her husband's career, but what about their marriage? Paul Mendelson's play stars Samantha Bond.

When Pete - a struggling TV writer - and his wife Julie find themselves staying in the same Italian villa as cult movie director David Joe Jakes, he tries to sell his dog-eared screenplay as the true story of how he met his wife.

The fireworks begin when he pressgangs his wife into pretending to be a fiery, psychotic, Venezuelan ex-soap star - while he masquerades as her psychoanalyst.

Paul Mendelson's comedy drama stars Philip Whitchurch as Pete, Samantha Bond as Julie/Julia, Kerry Shale as David, Megg Nicol as Cassie, Flamina Cinque as Lucia/Mrs Booth and Dan Starkey as Elio/Eric.

Director: David Ian Neville

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in 2009.

45 minutes

Last on

Tue 4 Apr 2017 21:15

Broadcasts

  • Tue 30 Aug 2011 10:00
  • Tue 30 Aug 2011 15:00
  • Wed 31 Aug 2011 03:00
  • Thu 3 May 2012 11:15
  • Thu 3 May 2012 21:15
  • Fri 4 May 2012 04:15
  • Fri 7 Feb 2014 11:15
  • Fri 7 Feb 2014 21:15
  • Sat 8 Feb 2014 04:15
  • Thu 27 Aug 2015 11:15
  • Thu 27 Aug 2015 21:15
  • Tue 4 Apr 2017 11:15
  • Tue 4 Apr 2017 21:15