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Radio 4,17 Dec 2025,44 mins

Series 6 – 3. Mayonnaise for the Last Time

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Jonathan Hall's comedy drama about a Salford secondary school starring Julie Hesmondhalgh. The staff of ES Academy are forced to think creatively to fill the school hall for the careers fair, Yvette helps a student navigate teen pregnancy and an overbearing parent, and the brass band's rendition of Aragonaise takes Yvette back to a secret she's kept for 13 years. YVETTE.....Julie Hesmondhalgh CAROL / QUEENIE.....Susan Twist TIM.....Ashley Margolis BILLY.....Jason Done LEAH.....Yasmin Ali LATIFA.....Saira Jackson ATTENDANT.....Connor Evans BRASS BAND.....Trinity High School Brass Group Writer - Jonathan Hall Director- Nadia Molinari Technical Producer - Sharon Hughes Additional Technical Production - Kelly Young Production Co-ordinator - Victoria Moseley With special thanks to Katrina Madden, and staff and students at Trinity High School, Manchester. A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4

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