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The 28th Anniversary

Dorothy and Edward's children return for an anniversary celebration. Marital mayhem starring Betty Marsden and Hugh Paddick. From 1979.

A son and daughter return home for Dorothy and Edward's anniversary "celebration".

Dorothy and Edward Atkinson are Sidcup's premier warring couple with a marriage to challenge even the most determined of counsellors.

Hugh Paddick and Betty Marsden star in Barry Pilton's marital mayhem sitcom.

Edward ...... Hugh Paddick
Dorothy ...... Betty Marsden

With:

Simon Callow
Sally Watts

After notching up multiple BBC radio series together of 'Beyond Our Ken' and 'Round The Horne' - most memorably as ageing juvenile Binkie Huckaback and Dame Celia Molestrangler - Hugh and Betty were reunited on-air, almost a decade later in 'The 27 Year Itch'.

Producer: Geoffrey Perkins

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1979.

30 minutes

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