Episode 4
Philip has given give up his acting ambitions finding satisfaction demonstrating kitchen appliances in the basement of Peter Jones. But Rose's success is never far from his mind.
Philip’s mum has gone to Lanzarote for a holiday, leaving Philip amazed at how much the old girl did around the house. Luckily a colleague’s mother has been round to straighten the place up, but though his new job demonstrating kitchen appliances in Peter Jones is providing a certain satisfaction, his rising resentment that his ex-wife Rose is presenting The Lions of the Serengeti for the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ is poisoning his happiness.
Frances Tomelty ..... Martha
Tim McInnerny ..... Philip
Written by ..... Shelagh Stephenson
Produced & Directed by ..... Eoin O'Callaghan
Shelagh Stephenson is the author of A Short History of Longing, and Guests Are Like Fish, for Radio 4. She is an Olivier award winner for her play The Memory of Water and won Sony and Writer’s Guild awards with her plays, Darling Peidi and Five Kinds of Silence. Her new play The English will be produced by Hampstead Theatre in 2019.
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- Thu 5 Sep 2019 10:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
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