Grandmothers By Salley Vickers

Episode

Title

First
Broadcast

Repeated

Comments

Perfect Send Off

20191125

20231106 (BBC7)
20231107 (BBC7)

Nan contemplates the perfect send off with the help of her grandson.

Read by Eleanor Bron

Written and abridged by Salley Vickers

Produced by Kirsty Williams

Written and abridged in ten parts by Salley Vickers.

Nan contemplates the perfect send off with the help of her grandson. A tender story about grandparents read by Eleanor Bron.

Honesty

20191126

20231107 (BBC7)
20231108 (BBC7)

Nan's given herself a mission: to help her grandson, Billy, be less honest. In the meantime, she notices another person struggling with honesty.

Read by Eleanor Bron.

Written and abridged by Salley Vickers

Produced by Kirsty Williams

Nan wants to help her grandson be less honest but she sees others struggle with honesty.

Nan wants to help her grandson be less honest - yet she notices another person struggling with honesty. Read by Eleanor Bron.

A Day Out

20191127

20231108 (BBC7)
20231109 (BBC7)

Nan finds herself escorting her grandson, Billy, to a museum for the day. There they bump against an unusual grandparent and child duo.

Read by Eleanor Bron.

Written and abridged by Salley Vickers

Produced by Kirsty Williams

Nan takes her grandson to a museum, experiencing an unusual grandparent and child duo.

Nan takes her grandson to a museum, where they experience an unusual grandparent and child duo. Read by Eleanor Bron.

Secret Meeting

20191128

20231109 (BBC7)
20231110 (BBC7)

Three very different women's lives collide in Salley Vickers' tender new novel about grandparents and the children they help to raise.

Blanche arranges to secretly meet her estranged granddaughter. Meanwhile Nan has Billy for a sleep-over when an unusual parcel arrives at her door.

Read by Eleanor Bron.

Written and abridged by Salley Vickers

Produced by Kirsty Williams

Blanche arranges to secretly meet her estranged granddaughter. Nan receives an unusual parcel at her door. Read by Eleanor Bron.

Caught In The Act

20191129

20231110 (BBC7)
20231111 (BBC7)

Blanche is once again caught shoplifting, but this time it isn't the understanding Nan that spots her.

Read by Eleanor Bron.

Abridged by Salley Vickers

Produced by Kirsty Williams

Blanche is caught shoplifting again, but it isn't the understanding Nan that spots her.

Written and abridged by Salley Vickers.

Blanche is once again caught shoplifting, but this time it isn't the understanding Nan that spots her. Read by Eleanor Bron.

Holidays

20191202

20231113 (BBC7)
20231114 (BBC7)

It's summertime. Nan takes Billy on holiday where they befriend Minna and Rose. Blanche, still estranged from her grandchildren, decides a trip of her own might be called for.

Read by Eleanor Bron

Written and abridged by Salley Vickers

Produced by Kirsty Williams

Nan takes Billy away and Blanche contemplates a trip of her own.

Nan takes Billy away while Blanche, estranged from her grandchildren, contemplates a trip of her own. Read by Eleanor Bron.

Unlikely Friendship

20191203

20231114 (BBC7)
20231115 (BBC7)

Thrown together whilst their grandchildren play, Nan and Minna begin to form an unlikely friendship.

Read by Eleanor Bron

Written and abridged by Salley Vickers

Produced by Kirsty Williams

Thrown together whilst their grandchildren play, Nan and Minna become unlikely friends.

Thrown together whilst their grandchildren play, Nan and Minna begin to form an unlikely friendship. Read by Eleanor Bron.

Reflection

20191204

20231115 (BBC7)
20231116 (BBC7)

As their seaside holiday draws to a close, Nan and Minna reflect on their past lives and on the losses that have shaped their younger selves. Meanwhile, Blanche's trip to Paris sharpens her understanding of the loss that's shaping her now.

Read by Eleanor Bron

Written and abridged by Salley Vickers

Produced by Kirsty Williams

Nan and Minna reflect on their past and the losses that shaped their younger selves.

Nan and Minna reflect on their past lives and on the losses that have shaped their younger selves. Read by Eleanor Bron.

Confidants

20191205

20231116 (BBC7)
20231117 (BBC7)

On her return from Paris, Blanche seeks Nan out as a confidant. Meanwhile young Rose makes a discovery so painful, that she can't even bring herself to confide in Minna.

Read by Eleanor Bron

Written and abridged by Salley Vickers

Produced by Kirsty Williams

Blanche seeks Nan out as a confidant while Rose makes a painful discovery.

Blanche seeks Nan out as a confidant, while Rose makes a painful discovery and can't confide in anyone. Read by Eleanor Bron.

Togetherness

20191206

20231117 (BBC7)
20231118 (BBC7)

A trip to Kew Gardens brings Nan, Minna, Blanche and all their grandchildren together. There, Rose - still silently distraught about her father's affair - hatches a dangerous plan.

Concluded by Eleanor Bron

Written and abridged by Salley Vickers

A trip out brings Nan, Minna, Blanche and all their grandchildren together while Rose hatches a plan. Concluded by Eleanor Bron.

Episodes

Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	Perfect Send Off	20191125	20231106 (BBC7) 20231107 (BBC7)	Nan contemplates the perfect send off with the help of her grandson. Read by Eleanor Bron Written and abridged by Salley Vickers Produced by Kirsty Williams Written and abridged in ten parts by Salley Vickers. Nan contemplates the perfect send off with the help of her grandson. A tender story about grandparents read by Eleanor Bron.
02	Honesty	20191126	20231107 (BBC7) 20231108 (BBC7)	Nan's given herself a mission: to help her grandson, Billy, be less honest. In the meantime, she notices another person struggling with honesty. Read by Eleanor Bron. Written and abridged by Salley Vickers Produced by Kirsty Williams Nan wants to help her grandson be less honest but she sees others struggle with honesty. Nan wants to help her grandson be less honest - yet she notices another person struggling with honesty. Read by Eleanor Bron.
03	A Day Out	20191127	20231108 (BBC7) 20231109 (BBC7)	Nan finds herself escorting her grandson, Billy, to a museum for the day. There they bump against an unusual grandparent and child duo. Read by Eleanor Bron. Written and abridged by Salley Vickers Produced by Kirsty Williams Nan takes her grandson to a museum, experiencing an unusual grandparent and child duo. Nan takes her grandson to a museum, where they experience an unusual grandparent and child duo. Read by Eleanor Bron.
04	Secret Meeting	20191128	20231109 (BBC7) 20231110 (BBC7)	Three very different women's lives collide in Salley Vickers' tender new novel about grandparents and the children they help to raise. Blanche arranges to secretly meet her estranged granddaughter. Meanwhile Nan has Billy for a sleep-over when an unusual parcel arrives at her door. Read by Eleanor Bron. Written and abridged by Salley Vickers Produced by Kirsty Williams Blanche arranges to secretly meet her estranged granddaughter. Nan receives an unusual parcel at her door. Read by Eleanor Bron.
05	Caught In The Act	20191129	20231110 (BBC7) 20231111 (BBC7)	Blanche is once again caught shoplifting, but this time it isn't the understanding Nan that spots her. Read by Eleanor Bron. Abridged by Salley Vickers Produced by Kirsty Williams Blanche is caught shoplifting again, but it isn't the understanding Nan that spots her. Written and abridged by Salley Vickers. Blanche is once again caught shoplifting, but this time it isn't the understanding Nan that spots her. Read by Eleanor Bron.
06	Holidays	20191202	20231113 (BBC7) 20231114 (BBC7)	It's summertime. Nan takes Billy on holiday where they befriend Minna and Rose. Blanche, still estranged from her grandchildren, decides a trip of her own might be called for. Read by Eleanor Bron Written and abridged by Salley Vickers Produced by Kirsty Williams Nan takes Billy away and Blanche contemplates a trip of her own. Nan takes Billy away while Blanche, estranged from her grandchildren, contemplates a trip of her own. Read by Eleanor Bron.
07	Unlikely Friendship	20191203	20231114 (BBC7) 20231115 (BBC7)	Thrown together whilst their grandchildren play, Nan and Minna begin to form an unlikely friendship. Read by Eleanor Bron Written and abridged by Salley Vickers Produced by Kirsty Williams Thrown together whilst their grandchildren play, Nan and Minna become unlikely friends. Thrown together whilst their grandchildren play, Nan and Minna begin to form an unlikely friendship. Read by Eleanor Bron.
08	Reflection	20191204	20231115 (BBC7) 20231116 (BBC7)	As their seaside holiday draws to a close, Nan and Minna reflect on their past lives and on the losses that have shaped their younger selves. Meanwhile, Blanche's trip to Paris sharpens her understanding of the loss that's shaping her now. Read by Eleanor Bron Written and abridged by Salley Vickers Produced by Kirsty Williams Nan and Minna reflect on their past and the losses that shaped their younger selves. Nan and Minna reflect on their past lives and on the losses that have shaped their younger selves. Read by Eleanor Bron.
09	Confidants	20191205	20231116 (BBC7) 20231117 (BBC7)	On her return from Paris, Blanche seeks Nan out as a confidant. Meanwhile young Rose makes a discovery so painful, that she can't even bring herself to confide in Minna. Read by Eleanor Bron Written and abridged by Salley Vickers Produced by Kirsty Williams Blanche seeks Nan out as a confidant while Rose makes a painful discovery. Blanche seeks Nan out as a confidant, while Rose makes a painful discovery and can't confide in anyone. Read by Eleanor Bron.
10	Togetherness	20191206	20231117 (BBC7) 20231118 (BBC7)	A trip to Kew Gardens brings Nan, Minna, Blanche and all their grandchildren together. There, Rose - still silently distraught about her father's affair - hatches a dangerous plan. Concluded by Eleanor Bron Written and abridged by Salley Vickers A trip out brings Nan, Minna, Blanche and all their grandchildren together while Rose hatches a plan. Concluded by Eleanor Bron.