Episodes
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Dead Rellies | 20171120 | Maureen Lipman stars in the third of four comedy dramas written especially for her. Dead Rellies by Gary Brown Fay & Alan have come to visit their parents' grave. Fay.... Maureen Lipman Produced and directed by Marion Nancarrow Maureen Lipman's hugely successful career as actress, writer, artist and, most recently, director, has spanned 50 years and, in her honour, 4 new comedy dramas have been especially commissioned for Radio 4, with the writers creating roles specifically for her. The results are 4 very different plays. This week, a second play by Gary Brown reunites Maureen with the actor George Layton (probably still best known for the Doctor in the House series and as a writer, including "Don't Wait Up"). And next week you can hear the final play in the series, "Theodora Potts: Victorian Psychic" by Tracy-Ann Oberman and Ivor Baddiel, in which Tracy-Ann Oberman also co-stars. Fay.. Maureen Lipman |
Five Lessons | 20171113 | Maureen Lipman stars in the second of four comedy dramas written especially for her. Five Lessons by Marcy Kahan Nigella Smith is no ordinary piano student. Can her piano tutor win her trust in just five lessons? Pianist Peter Ringrose Produced and directed by Marion Nancarrow Maureen Lipman's hugely successful career as actress, writer, artist and, most recently, director, has spanned 50 years and, in her honour, 4 new comedy dramas have been especially commissioned for Radio 4, with the writers creating roles specifically for her. The results are 4 very different plays. This is the second of the four. In it, she stars with Julian Rhind-Tutt (Green Wing, The Bastard Executioner). |
Theodora Potts: Victorian Psychic | 20171127 | Tracy-Ann Oberman co-wrote and co-stars in this comedy drama written for Maureen Lipman. Theodora Potts: Victorian Psychic by Tracy-Ann Oberman and Ivor Baddiel Theodora Potts is fast-becoming the go-to psychic of the Victorian age. Theodora Potts.. Maureen Lipman Produced and directed by Marion Nancarrow This is the last of four plays especially written for Maureen Lipman which form this month's "A Month of Maureen". Maureen Lipman's hugely successful career as actress, writer, artist and, most recently, director, has spanned 50 years and, in her honour, these 4 new comedy dramas have been especially commissioned for Radio 4, with the writers creating roles specifically for her. The results are 4 very different plays. In this final play, Maureen is Theodora Potts, a Victorian psychic with a secret, who's about to meet her match. Tracy-Ann Oberman co-stars in a surprising reincarnation - and also co-wrote the play for Maureen. |
Three Journeys | 20171106 | Maureen Lipman stars in the first of four comedy dramas written especially for her. Three Journeys by Gary Brown In the first of 4 plays written especially for Maureen Lipman, she & Jasper Britton play a mother and son who've always had Produced and directed by Marion Nancarrow The first of four plays written especially for the actress, writer, director and author, Maureen Lipman, under the banner "A Month of Maureen". |