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Radio 4,06 Jul 2023,28 mins

SeriesSeries 2

Life and Death

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Tony is upset that his family seem to have forgotten his 60th birthday but is then even more aggrieved when he finds out Imogen's planned a surprise party. Ashley attends his Nan’s funeral and is reunited with his Mum for the first time in years and Imogen’s mother arrives to offer Gideon and Rebecca unwanted advice on childbirth. Last in the series of the critically-acclaimed sitcom. When Tony (Mark Steel), a working class, left wing South Londoner, falls in love and marries Imogen (Claire Skinner), an upper middle class property developer, their sons - Croydon chancer Ashley (Elliot Steel) and supercilious Eton and Oxford-educated Gideon (Ivo Graham) - are forced to live under the same roof and behave like the brothers neither of them ever wanted. Cast: Tony - Mark Steel Imogen - Claire Skinner Ashley - Elliot Steel Gideon - Ivo Graham Rebecca - Ayesha Antoine Nigel - Simon Greenall Geraldine - Isla Blaire Heather - Ashley McGuire Little Dicky - Barry Castagnola Eileen - Ruth Bratt Stefan/Barber - Naz Osmanoglu Written by Barry Castagnola, Elliot Steel and Ian Pearce (additional material from the cast) Executive Producer- Mario Stylianides Producer/Director- Barry Castagnola Sound Recordist and Editor- Jerry Peal Broadcast Assistant - Alex Lynch Assistant Producer - George O'Regan Production Assistant - David Litchfield A Golden Path and Rustle Up production for BBC Radio 4

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