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Bird In The Hand by Sarah Daniels (Omnibus)

Si’s finding it hard to move on after the death of his partner - then her mother writes him out of her will. Stars Ben Miles.

Si is finding it hard to move on after the death of his partner, Mel.

When her mother writes him out of her will and puts an end to Si's dreams of running his own business, he determines to find a way of being written back in.

A moving exploration of grief by Sarah Daniels.

Simon ...... Ben Miles
Barbara ...... Haydn Gwynne
Mel ...... Pippa Nixon
Jan ...... Karen Bartke

Omnibus of five parts.

Sarah Daniels is one of our most celebrated radio writers. Her plays include Cross My Heart and Hope to Fly, Sound Barriers and Dykes. She was one of the core writers on the long running series 'Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Front'. Her theatre plays include Masterpieces, Gut Girls and NeapTide

Ben Miles is well known for both his stage and TV work. He played John Profumo in The Trial of Christine Keeler and Group Captain Peter Townsend in The Crown. He has recently been seen on stage in The Lehman Brothers at The National and as Thomas Cromwell in Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies at the RSC.

Haydn Gwynne played Camilla in 'The Windsors' and won a BAFTA for Drop The Dead Donkey. As well as TV, she also had an acclaimed stage career winning Olivier Awards for Billy Elliot, Women on The Verge of A Nervous Breakdown and Threepenny Opera. She sadly died aged 66 in 2023.

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in August 2020.

1 hour, 10 minutes

Last on

Mon 16 Sep 2024 03:50

Broadcasts

  • Sun 15 Sep 2024 08:50
  • Sun 15 Sep 2024 13:50
  • Sun 15 Sep 2024 19:50
  • Mon 16 Sep 2024 03:50