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Episode 3

Episode 3 of 4

Visiting her care home, Ken insists on firing maths questions to test Doris’s Alzheimer’s. Stars Alison Steadman. From 2017.

A Christmas visit to Doris in her care home is simultaneously poignant and hilarious.

Doris has Alzheimer's so Ken insists on firing mental maths questions to keep her brain cells in good working order, while Margaret struggles to get her mother simply to recognise her.

Richard Herring's comedy about four generations of a family.

Starring Alison Steadman, Phil Davies and Richard Herring.

Relativity is a witty and loving portrait of family life, with affectionate observation of inter generational misunderstanding, sibling sparring and the ties that bind, that will resonate with anyone who has ever argued with their dad about how to pronounce crisp brand names.

Margaret ...... Alison Steadman
Ken ...... Phil Davis
Jane ...... Fenella Woolgar
Ian ...... Richard Herring
Chloe ...... Emily Berrington
Holly ...... Effie Woods
Doris ...... Marion Bailey

Sound Design: Eloise Whitmore

Producer: Polly Thomas

Executive Producers: Jon Thoday and Richard Allen Turner

An Avalon Television production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4, first broadcast in September 2017.

28 minutes

Last on

Sat 10 Feb 2024 05:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Margaret Alison Steadman
Ken Phil Davis
Jane Fenella Woolgar
Ian Richard Herring
Chloe Emily Berrington
Holly Effie Woods
Doris Marion Bailey
Writer Richard Herring
Producer Polly Thomas

Broadcasts

  • Wed 20 Sep 2017 11:30
  • Thu 2 Jan 2020 23:00
  • Mon 28 Sep 2020 07:00
  • Mon 28 Sep 2020 17:00
  • Tue 29 Sep 2020 05:00
  • Fri 17 Jun 2022 07:00
  • Fri 17 Jun 2022 17:00
  • Sat 18 Jun 2022 05:00
  • Fri 9 Feb 2024 09:30
  • Fri 9 Feb 2024 14:30
  • Fri 9 Feb 2024 19:30
  • Sat 10 Feb 2024 05:30