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Radio 4,10 Sep 2025,28 mins

SeriesSeries 2

2. The School

Do Gooders

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Gladys reveals she’s going to church, which takes the whole office by surprise and incenses Lauren. Ken uses the revelation to teach a few lessons of his own. Meanwhile, Clive struggles to comes to terms with the fact he’s aging. Inevitably, things turn out to be not quite as they'd seemed. Garrett Millerick’s ensemble sitcom Do Gooders returns for another series. The show takes us back behind the curtain of fictional mid-level charity, The Alzheimers Alliance, as the fundraising events team continue their daily struggle for survival. Cue more office feuds, more workplace romances and more catastrophic fundraising blunders – all par for the course when trying to ‘do good’ on an industrial scale. Cast Gladys – Kathryn Drysdale Lauren – Ania Magliano Clive – Garrett Millerick Harriett – Fay Ripley Achi – Ahir Shah Ken – Frank Skinner Guest Star Niamh – Katie Norris Writer – Garrett Millerick Additional Material – Katie Storey Sound Engineer – David Thomas Editor – David Thomas Production Assistant – Jenny Recaldin Producer – Jules Lom Executive Producers – Richard Allen-Turner, Daisy Knight, Julien Matthews, Jon Thoday An Avalon Television production for BBC Radio 4

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