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Radio 4 Extra,18 Feb 1986,60 mins
Embroideries by Juliet Ace
Available for 15 days
The Goods are a model family who have just moved to a new neighbourhood. Alison is so pretty, so pert, so industrious, so witty and caring and loving. Andrew is so successful, so fit, so gregarious, so witty and caring and loving. David and Jonathan are cleverer, more sporting and more interested and interesting than anybody else's children. But have the Goods become a little smug? What do the neighbours think? Starring Stephen Thorne and Elizabeth Proud. Juliet Ace's fairy tale for-our-time. Andrew Good ... Stephen Thorne Alison Good ... Elizabeth Proud David Good ... Graham Blockey Jonathan Good ... Julian Firth The Whisperers ... June Barrie / Juliet Ace / Trevor Nichols / Paul Nicholson Director: Shaun MacLoughlin First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1986. ***** 4 Extra remembers Juliet Ace who died aged 87 on 6th August 2025.
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