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The Show Must Go On

Alan Dein follows husband-and-wife singing duo Pat and Hayley Mallon around the pubs of Bath. The show must go on as Pat prepares for major surgery on an aneurysm.

Alan Dein follows Pat & Hayley Mallon - a husband and wife singing duo - around the pubs of Bath. The show must go on - even as 69 year old Pat prepares for major surgery on an aneurysm.

Bath's pub circuit is a far cry from the packed houses that Pat was playing with his 5 piece Country & Western band back in the 1980s. His has been a life well-lived. During those heady days, he was on two bottles of whiskey and 100 cigarettes a day.

But now Pat's facing the prospect of major surgery. Fearing he may not be able to return to gigging, he's grooming wife Hayley - 23 years his junior - to take over.

Producer: Laurence Grissell.

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30 minutes

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Fri 19 Sep 2014 23:27

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  • Mon 7 Apr 2014 11:00
  • Fri 19 Sep 2014 23:27

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