Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | For When I Am Gone | 20130916 | by Al Smith
The family that eats together, stays together or so believed June Cartwright, which is why she leaves behind a freezer full of food to guide her family through their grief following her death.
Directed by Sally Avens
At 66 June Cartwright finally lost her battle with Ovarian Cancer. She didn't fear death but what would happen to her family after she'd gone, for she knew she was the emotional glue that kept them together. For June, food was everything. A family that eats together, stays together.
Al Smith won the 2012 Wellcome Screenwriting Prize with his feature film HALF LIFE; he is currently writing the screenplay. Recently he script edited the BBC Natural History series AFRICA and wrote the narrative for the 90' single feature. He was the winner of the 2006 Pearson Playwriting Award and the Sunday Times Playwriting Award for a second time, with RADIO. In 2007 Al did the BBC Writers Academy and in 2008/9 wrote for HOLBY and EASTENDERS as well as theatre piece THE BIRD which received four star notices at Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Al co-created,exec-produced and wrote interactive teen-soap THE CUT for BBC Switch which ran to 3 series.
As the Cartwright family grieve for their mother, they are aided by a freezer full of food Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations |
| 02 | Venison Stew | 20130917 | by Al Smith
Leonard's birthday brings his children back home for a family meal, but he is finding it hard to cope on his own.
Directed by Sally Avens
At 66 June Cartwright finally lost her battle with Ovarian Cancer. She didn't fear death but what would happen to her family after she'd gone, for she knew she was the emotional glue that kept them together. For June, food was everything. A family that eats together, stays together.
The series charts five meals, spread across seven months during which the Cartwright family pull themselves apart, back together, and figure out how to move on after their mothers death.
Leonard's birthday brings his children back home for a family meal. Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations |
| 03 | Christmas Dinner | 20130918 | by Al Smith
For the Cartwright family the strain of the loss of their mother begins to show across the Christmas dinner table as they eat the meal she has left prepared for them.
Directed by Sally Avens
At 66 June Cartwright finally lost her battle with Ovarian Cancer. She didn't fear death but what would happen to her family after she'd gone, for she knew she was the emotional glue that kept them together. For June, food was everything. A family that eats together, stays together.
This series charts five meals, spread across seven months during which the Cartwright family pull themselves apart, back together, and figure out how to move on after their mothers death.
The strain of the family's loss begins to show across the Christmas dinner table. Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations |
| 04 | Lamb and Apricots | 20130919 | by Al Smith
When Neil breaks up with his girlfriend he needs his mother but now he has only his father to turn to and Leonard isn't sure he's up to the task.
Director ...... Sally Avens
At 66 June Cartwright finally lost her battle with Ovarian Cancer. She didn't fear death but what would happen to her family after she'd gone, for she knew she was the emotional glue that kept them together. For June, food was everything. A family that eats together, stays together.
This series charts five meals, spread across six months during which the Cartwright family pull themselves apart, back together, and figure out how to move on after their mothers death.
When Neil breaks up with his girlfriend, he now has only his father to turn to. Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations |
| 05 | Tarragon Chicken With Lime | 20130920 | by Al Smith
The family gather to scatter their mother's ashes and find themselves throwing a party.
At 66 June Cartwright finally lost her battle with Ovarian Cancer. She didn't fear death but what would happen to her family after she'd gone, for she knew she was the emotional glue that kept them together. For June, food was everything. A family that eats together, stays together.
This series charts five meals, spread across six months during which the Cartwright family pull themselves apart, back together, and figure out how to move on after their mothers death.
The family gather to scatter their mother's ashes and find themselves throwing a party. Classic and contemporary original drama and book dramatisations |