Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Absolute Beginning Of Things | 20080728 | Jennie Roonie's tragi-comic tale of two lovers as they look back on their lives that should have been spent together. As Michael lies mute, memories stir of his London childhood - the dairy where he grew up, the Morse code he learned with his best friend Brendan and the voice of his father which now echoes over his hospital bed. Meanwhile Stevie, newly widowed and struggling to recall her husband's face, finds herself re-living an older love story. With Penelope Wilton and David Troughton. Abridged by Penny Leicester. As Michael lies mute, memories stir of his childhood. Stevie recalls an older love story. |
| 02 | In Sickness And In Health | 20080729 | Jennie Roonie's tragi-comic tale of two lovers as they look back on their lives that should have been spent together. Despite lying mute in his hospital bed, Michael is determined to communicate at least part of his story to Anna, the young health care assistant who comes to tend to him. Installed in her daughter's spare room, Stevie is thinking of her mother Viv and the story of her unsuspecting marriage to the wrong man. With Penelope Wilton and David Troughton. Abridged by Penny Leicester. |
| 03 | A Dairy And A Shoe-box | 20080730 | Jennie Roonie's tragi-comic tale of two lovers as they look back on their lives that should have been spent together. Michael is determined to tell Anna his story. Amongst the linen-backed telecommunications maps of Africa, the ledgers and a pile of old letters, he has found some tattered photographs. Meanwhile, Stevie is feeding bats and remembering Peckham Rye. With Penelope Wilton and David Troughton. Abridged by Penny Leicester. Michael has found some tattered photographs. Stevie is remembering Peckham Rye. |
| 04 | I Only Have Eyes For You | 20080731 | Jennie Roonie's tragi-comic tale of two lovers as they look back on their lives that should have been spent together. As they approach the end of their lives, both Michael and Stevie are deep in the past, remembering the tender early days of their romance, the Peckham Lido, trips to the cinema, and then the beginning of the war that was to come between them in ways they could not begin to imagine in that heady autumn of 1939. With Penelope Wilton and David Troughton. Abridged by Penny Leicester. Michael and Stevie remember the tender early days of their romance and the autumn of 1939. |
| 05 | Addis Ababa | 20080801 | Jennie Roonie's tragi-comic tale of two lovers as they look back on their lives that should have been spent together. A factory bombed, a bombshell dropped and a desperate order in the desert. The war takes its toll on young love and future dreams. With Penelope Wilton and David Troughton. Abridged by Penny Leicester. |
| 06 | Was I Delusional? | 20080804 | Lying in his hospital bed, Michael is writing out his life for Anna, who tends to him. |
| 07 | 'putting A Life Together Again' | 20080805 | After the tragedy of Alf's death, Michael finds a way to go on but he can't go back. |
| 08 | Moving On | 20080806 | Stevie finds sanctuary at last, in the form of a Government Inspector. |
| 09 | It's A Kiss | 20080807 | Jennie Roonie's tragi-comic tale of two lovers as they look back on their lives that should have been spent together. Michael's time to tell Anna his whole story is running out - today he reveals what happened the last time he met Stevie. With Penelope Wilton and David Troughton. Abridged by Penny Leicester. |
| 10 | Not As Practical As I Thought | 20080808 | Michael gives Anna a final parting gift. |