Episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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| 01 | 01 | Fifteen Minutes To Landing | 20140730 | 20170614 20180601 (BBC7) | A woman married to a philandering husband finds solace during a turbulent air flight. Short stories by Jenny Eclair in which different women share their secrets.
by Jenny Éclair The first of a series of stories set in real time as six very different women share their secrets. A couple experience severe turblulence on a flight but it turns out to be not nearly as bumpy as their marriage. Produced by Sally Avens. |
| 01 | 02 | Carol Goes Swimming | 20140806 | 20170628 20180608 (BBC7) | Lorraine Ashbourne is Carol, in Jenny Eclair's story about a lifesaving friendship. Short stories by Jenny Eclair in which different women share their secrets.
By Jenny Éclair Carol's life's not really been the same since her best friend Sandra died but a trip to the swimming bath brings back memories of their time together with surprising results. Produced by Sally Avens. |
| 01 | 03 | A Trolley For A Change | 20140813 | 20170705 20180615 (BBC7) | A grandmother visits a supermarket to buy her grandchildren a meal they won't forget. Short stories by Jenny Eclair in which different women share their secrets.
by Jenny Éclair A grandmother visits an upmarket supermarket to buy her grandchildren a meal they won't forget, but the trip proves memorable for all the wrong reasons. Produced by Sally Avens. |
| 01 | 04 | George's Cake | 20140820 | 20170712 20180622 (BBC7) | For her husband's 60th birthday, top cook Bea bakes him a cake with a special message. Short stories by Jenny Eclair in which different women share their secrets. Susie Blake stars as a woman making a special cake for her husband's 60th birthday.
by Jenny Eclair. Bea can tell you how to peel an onion without crying or how to make the perfect pavlova. In her Shaker style kitchen she prepares a very special Birthday cake for her husband and reflects on a lifetime of culinary success and marital woe. Produced by Sally Avens. |
| 01 | 05 | The Viewing | 20140827 | 20170719 20180629 (BBC7) | A lonely woman peeks into other people's houses - but is she too quick to judge? Short stories by Jenny Eclair in which different women share their secrets. Story about a woman who compulsively views houses. Read by Annette Badlan.
by Jenny Éclair A lonely woman takes a peek into other people's properties and lives when their houses are put up for sale. Producer - Sally Avens. |
| 01 | 06 | Doing The Best For Daniel | 20140903 | 20180630 (BBC7) | Jenny Eclair reads her own story of a single mother's attempts to give her son the world. Short stories by Jenny Eclair in which different women share their secrets. |
| 01 | 06 LAST | Doing The Best For Daniel | 20140903 | 20170726 |
by Jenny Éclair Jenny Éclair plays a single mother who will stop at nothing to give her son the best education and future. But might she have gone too far? Producer - Sally Avens. Jenny Eclair reads her own story of a single mother's attempts to give her son the world. |
| 02 | 01 | Lorna's Holiday | 20151118 |
by Jenny Eclair Lorna - Lesley Sharp Producer - Sally Avens As Lorna recuperates in a five star hotel in Dubrovnik she acidly observes the two families staying in the villa next door, but what she sees threatens her own future as well as theirs. | |
| 02 | 02 | Christine Paints | 20151125 |
by Jenny Eclair Producer - Sally Avens When Christine and Tony move to the country so Tony can write. Christine takes up watercolours and soon finds inspiration can be found in the most unexpected places and with surprising consequences. | |
| 02 | 03 | Beverley In Shoes | 20151202 |
by Jenny Eclair Beverley - Samantha Spiro Produced by Sally Avens Beverley might have once travelled the world but now she prefers watching programmes about baking. Beverley wants security and safety, but why? | |
| 02 | 04 | Points | 20151209 |
by Jenny Eclair Gail - Sarah Hadland Produced by Sally Avens When Gail takes her husband's car she embarks upon a journey that has a very surprising destination. | |
| 02 | 05 | A Slight Alteration | 20151216 |
by Jenny Eclair Read by Tessa Peake-Jones Produced by Sally Avens A dressmaker finds herself doing a dress alteration for a young woman who is on the verge of getting married. But the dress is fated never to be worn. | |
| 02 | 06 LAST | Waiting For Billy | 20151223 |
by Jenny Eclair Patsy - Anita Dobson Produced by Sally Avens Patsy and Billy are a rock and roll Darby and Joan. She's been with him through the good times and now the bad. With the money gone and the band members dying off can Patsy's secret stay hidden for good. | |
| 03 | 01 | Leo's Passport | 20161005 |
by Jenny Eclair Penny - Imelda Staunton Caroline - Karen Bartke Produced by Sally Avens Four of the countries leading actresses star in this comic series about women facing a crisis in their lives. Penny loves working as Howard's secretary, she's very protective of him, which is why when Jodie begins work at the office Penny decides that action must be taken. | |
| 03 | 02 | Hannah's Gone | 20161012 |
by Jenny Eclair Hannah's Mum - Josie Lawrence Produced by Sally Avens Four of the country's leading actresses star in this comic series about women facing a crisis in their lives. When Hannah leaves home her mother is heartbroken, but a visit to her daughter's room sheds some revealing light on Hannah's personality. | |
| 03 | 03 | Mothers And Daughters | 20161019 | by Jenny Eclair Four of the country's leading actresses star in this comic series about women facing a crisis in their lives. Coral is an ageing actress auditioning for a play about a mother and daughter; but her relationship with her own mother doesn't bear the scrutiny it's about to get.
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| 03 | 04 LAST | Anthea's Round Robin | 20161026 |
By Jenny Eclair Produced by Sally Avens Four of the country's leading actresses star in this comic series about women facing a crisis in their lives. Anthea always sends a round robin at Christmas time, only this year her news comes as a surprise even to herself. | |
| 04 | The Visit | 20171229 | Doon Mackichan stars as a woman intent on revenge in Jenny Eclair's comic monologue. by Jenny Eclair A woman returns to her old home to see the changes made by her husband and his new wife. She can't believe what she finds, but she has a unique way of dealing with her disappointment. Doon Mackichan is one of our leading comic actors. She wrote and starred in Smack The Pony and Doon Our Way and has recently been seen in Plebs and Two Doors Down. | ||
| 04 | 01 | The Last Day | 20171018 | Vicki Pepperdine stars in Jenny Eclair's comic monologue about a teacher's last day. by Jenny Eclair. Produced by Sally Avens The first in a series of comic monologues where four women reach a crisis in their lives. Vicki Pepperdine is one of the country's leading comic actors. She co-wrote and starred in the sit-com 'Getting On' and can currently be seen in The Windsors. | |
| 04 | 02 | The Visit | 20171025 | Doon Mackichan stars as a dead woman intent on revenge in Jenny Eclair's comic monologue. by Jenny Eclair The second in a series of comic monologues where four women share a secret. Doon Mackichan is one of our leading comic actors. She wrote and starred in Smack The Pony and Doon Our Way and has recently been seen in Plebs and Two Doors Down. Doon Mackichan stars as a woman intent on revenge in Jenny Eclair's comic monologue. by Jenny Eclair The second in a series of comic monologues where four women share a secret. Doon Mackichan is one of our leading comic actors. She wrote and starred in Smack The Pony and Doon Our Way and has recently been seen in Plebs and Two Doors Down. | |
| 04 | 03 | The Nannas | 20171101 | Tilly Vosburgh stars in Jenny Eclair's comic monologue about a cleaner uncovering a secret by Jenny Eclair Produced by Sally Avens The third in a series of comic monologues where four women reach a crisis in their lives. Dawn spends her life cleaning for the middle classes and fancies she could uncover a few secrets behind the Farrow and Ball doors, but when she does it comes at a cost she couldn't imagine. Tilly Vosburgh has appeared in numerous television series including EastEnders, Tipping The Velvet, and The Smoking Room and films such as Atonement, Vera Drake and Boy A. | |
| 04 | 04 | A Nice Time With All The Family | 20171108 | Beverley Callard stars in Jenny Eclair's comic monologue about a 60th birthday party. by Jenny Eclair Produced by Sally Avens The last in a series of comic monologues where four women reach a crisis in their lives. Julie's always hated her birthday parties so she's determined her 60th will be different but her family don't seem to have heard. Beverley Callard is best known for playing Liz McDonald in Coronation Street but has also found time to appear in 'The Rise and Fall of Little Voice', Two Pints of Lager and A Packet of Crisps and 'Mile High' amongst other television appearances. |
