The One About The Social Worker

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20130824

20130825 (BBC7)

Suspended after a national scandal, a social worker finds herself targeted by an ex-client

Suspension

20130819

20240805 (BBC7)
20240806 (BBC7)

Until five months ago, Liz was a hard-nosed child-protection social worker.

Today she doesn't know who she is, except that she's on suspension, hiding from the press, dosed up on SSRIs ... and that there's someone shouting her name in the supermarket.

It's an irony of child protection, that if you've been a social worker long enough to remove two children from a woman at birth, that means you may be the one constant in her life she can trust.

So when Tamsin tracks down her old social worker Liz for help, she doesn't care that Liz is on suspension and forbidden from talking to her. Or that Liz is the current hate figure of the national press, after the violent death of a child on her caseload.

Tamsin just wants help.

Should Liz ignore her? Or is time to break the rules?

Claire Skinner is best known to TV viewers as harrassed mum Sue in Outnumbered, but her wide-ranging career includes long associations with Mike Leigh, Alan Ayckbourn, and Sam Mendes.

Lacey Turner won a fistful of awards for her portrayal of Eastenders' Stacey Slater over 6 years, and recent TV work includes starring in True Love and Our Girl.

Martin Jameson is a prolific screenwriter, director and playwright whose recent work on Radio 4 includes Can You Tell Me The Name Of The Prime Minister?, The Night They Tried To Kidnap The Prime Minister and Stone.

Tamsin Geraghty - Lacey Turner

Clive Beecham - Michael Bertenshaw

Maureen Beecham - Christine Absalom

Justin - Jerome Holder

Chloe - Hannah Wood

Written by Martin Jameson.

Produced and directed by Jonquil Panting.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2013.

Details of help and support with child sexual abuse and violence is available from the BBC Action line here: https://www.BBC.co.uk/programmes/articles/22VVM5LPrf3pjYdKqctmMXn/information-and-support-sexual-abuse-and-violence

A social worker is on suspension, on SSRIs - who's shouting her name in the supermarket?

Martin Jameson's thriller about a social worker suspended after a national scandal

A social worker is on suspension, hiding from the press, on SSRIs - so who's shouting her name in the supermarket? Stars Claire Skinner.

Settlement

20130820

20240806 (BBC7)
20240807 (BBC7)

Liz has been offered a settlement by the Council, if she'll sign a gagging order.

It's an irony of child protection, that if you've been a social worker long enough to remove two children from a woman at birth, that means you may be the one constant in her life she can trust.

Tamsin just wants help.

Should Liz ignore her? Or is time to break the rules?

Claire Skinner is best known to TV viewers as harrassed mum Sue in Outnumbered, but her wide-ranging career includes long associations with Mike Leigh, Alan Ayckbourn, and Sam Mendes.

Lacey Turner won a fistful of awards for her portrayal of Eastenders' Stacey Slater over 6 years, and recent TV work includes starring in True Love and Our Girl.

Colin - David Seddon

Sundeep Mishra - Sasha Behar

Clive Beecham - Michael Bertenshaw

Justin - Jerome Holder

Chloe - Hannah Wood

Nurse - Matthew Watson

Written by Martin Jameson.

Produced and directed by Jonquil Panting.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2013.

Martin Jameson's thriller about a social worker suspended after a national scandal

Social worker Liz has been offered a settlement by the Council, if she'll sign a gagging order. Starring Claire Skinner.

Emergency

20130821

20240807 (BBC7)
20240808 (BBC7)

When Tamsin presents her with an emergency, Liz tries to play it by the book.

It's an irony of child protection, that if you've been a social worker long enough to remove two children from a woman at birth, that means you may be the one constant in her life she can trust.

Tamsin just wants help.

Should Liz ignore her? Or is time to break the rules?

Claire Skinner is best known to TV viewers as harrassed mum Sue in Outnumbered, but her wide-ranging career includes long associations with Mike Leigh, Alan Ayckbourn and Sam Mendes. Lacey Turner won a fistful of awards for her portrayal of Eastenders' Stacey Slater over 6 years, and recent TV work includes True Love and Our Girl. Martin Jameson is a prolific screenwriter, director and playwright whose recent work on Radio 4 includes Can You Tell Me The Name Of The Prime Minister?, The Night They Tried To Kidnap The Prime Minister and Stone.

Tamsin Geraghty - Lacey Turner

Sundeep Mishra ... Sasha Behar

Dale Stemp - Sean Murray

Justin - Jerome Holder

Chloe - Hannah Wood

Receptionist - Philippa Stanton

Security Officer - Matthew Watson

Written by Martin Jameson.

Produced and directed by Jonquil Panting.

Martin Jameson's thriller about a social worker suspended after a national scandal

When Tamsin presents her with an emergency, Liz tries to play it by the book. Starring Lacy Turner and Claire Skinner.

Changes

20130822

20240808 (BBC7)
20240809 (BBC7)

Liz changes her mind - and her appearance.

It's an irony of child protection, that if you've been a social worker long enough to remove two children from a woman at birth, that means you may be the one constant in her life she can trust.

Tamsin just wants help.

Should Liz ignore her? Or is time to break the rules?

Claire Skinner is best known to TV viewers as harrassed mum Sue in Outnumbered, but her wide-ranging career includes long associations with Mike Leigh, Alan Ayckbourn, and Sam Mendes.

Lacey Turner won a fistful of awards for her portrayal of Eastenders' Stacey Slater over 6 years, and recent TV work includes starring in True Love and Our Girl.

Tamsin Geraghty - Lacey Turner

Dale Stemp - Sean Murray

Clive Beecham - Michael Bertenshaw

Maureen Beecham - Christine Absalom

Pauline King - Joanna Brookes

Operator - David Seddon

Newsreader - Philippa Stanton

Written by Martin Jameson.

Produced and directed by Jonquil Panting.

Liz changes her mind - and then also her appearance.

Martin Jameson's thriller about a social worker suspended after a national scandal

Liz changes her mind - and then also her appearance. Social worker thriller starring Claire Skinner and Lacy Turner.

Confession

20130823

20240809 (BBC7)
20240810 (BBC7)

Liz makes a full confession. But it's harder than she expected.

It's an irony of child protection, that if you've been a social worker long enough to remove two children from a woman at birth, that means you may be the one constant in her life she can trust.

Tamsin just wants help.

Should Liz ignore her? Or is time to break the rules?

Claire Skinner is best known to TV viewers as harrassed mum Sue in Outnumbered, but her wide-ranging career includes long associations with Mike Leigh, Alan Ayckbourn, and Sam Mendes.

Lacey Turner won a fistful of awards for her portrayal of Eastenders' Stacey Slater over 6 years, and recent TV work includes starring in True Love and Our Girl.

Tamsin Geraghty - Lacey Turner

DCI Stuart Groves - David Seddon

DS Miriam Ince - Maria Teresa Creasey

DC Fletcher - Michael Bertenshaw

Written by Martin Jameson.

Produced and directed by Jonquil Panting.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2013.

Martin Jameson's thriller about a social worker suspended after a national scandal

Liz makes a full confession. But it's harder than she expected. Social worker thriller starring Claire Skinner and Lacy Turner.

Episodes

Series	Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
			20130824	20130825 (BBC7)	Suspended after a national scandal, a social worker finds herself targeted by an ex-client
01	01	Suspension	20130819	20240805 (BBC7) 20240806 (BBC7)	Until five months ago, Liz was a hard-nosed child-protection social worker. Today she doesn't know who she is, except that she's on suspension, hiding from the press, dosed up on SSRIs ... and that there's someone shouting her name in the supermarket. It's an irony of child protection, that if you've been a social worker long enough to remove two children from a woman at birth, that means you may be the one constant in her life she can trust. So when Tamsin tracks down her old social worker Liz for help, she doesn't care that Liz is on suspension and forbidden from talking to her. Or that Liz is the current hate figure of the national press, after the violent death of a child on her caseload. Tamsin just wants help. Should Liz ignore her? Or is time to break the rules? Claire Skinner is best known to TV viewers as harrassed mum Sue in Outnumbered, but her wide-ranging career includes long associations with Mike Leigh, Alan Ayckbourn, and Sam Mendes. Lacey Turner won a fistful of awards for her portrayal of Eastenders' Stacey Slater over 6 years, and recent TV work includes starring in True Love and Our Girl. Martin Jameson is a prolific screenwriter, director and playwright whose recent work on Radio 4 includes Can You Tell Me The Name Of The Prime Minister?, The Night They Tried To Kidnap The Prime Minister and Stone. Tamsin Geraghty - Lacey Turner Clive Beecham - Michael Bertenshaw Maureen Beecham - Christine Absalom Justin - Jerome Holder Chloe - Hannah Wood Written by Martin Jameson. Produced and directed by Jonquil Panting. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2013. Details of help and support with child sexual abuse and violence is available from the BBC Action line here: https://www.BBC.co.uk/programmes/articles/22VVM5LPrf3pjYdKqctmMXn/information-and-support-sexual-abuse-and-violence A social worker is on suspension, on SSRIs - who's shouting her name in the supermarket? Martin Jameson's thriller about a social worker suspended after a national scandal A social worker is on suspension, hiding from the press, on SSRIs - so who's shouting her name in the supermarket? Stars Claire Skinner.
01	02	Settlement	20130820	20240806 (BBC7) 20240807 (BBC7)	Liz has been offered a settlement by the Council, if she'll sign a gagging order. It's an irony of child protection, that if you've been a social worker long enough to remove two children from a woman at birth, that means you may be the one constant in her life she can trust. So when Tamsin tracks down her old social worker Liz for help, she doesn't care that Liz is on suspension and forbidden from talking to her. Or that Liz is the current hate figure of the national press, after the violent death of a child on her caseload. Tamsin just wants help. Should Liz ignore her? Or is time to break the rules? Claire Skinner is best known to TV viewers as harrassed mum Sue in Outnumbered, but her wide-ranging career includes long associations with Mike Leigh, Alan Ayckbourn, and Sam Mendes. Lacey Turner won a fistful of awards for her portrayal of Eastenders' Stacey Slater over 6 years, and recent TV work includes starring in True Love and Our Girl. Martin Jameson is a prolific screenwriter, director and playwright whose recent work on Radio 4 includes Can You Tell Me The Name Of The Prime Minister?, The Night They Tried To Kidnap The Prime Minister and Stone. Colin - David Seddon Sundeep Mishra - Sasha Behar Clive Beecham - Michael Bertenshaw Justin - Jerome Holder Chloe - Hannah Wood Nurse - Matthew Watson Written by Martin Jameson. Produced and directed by Jonquil Panting. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2013. Details of help and support with child sexual abuse and violence is available from the BBC Action line here: https://www.BBC.co.uk/programmes/articles/22VVM5LPrf3pjYdKqctmMXn/information-and-support-sexual-abuse-and-violence Martin Jameson's thriller about a social worker suspended after a national scandal Social worker Liz has been offered a settlement by the Council, if she'll sign a gagging order. Starring Claire Skinner.
01	03	Emergency	20130821	20240807 (BBC7) 20240808 (BBC7)	When Tamsin presents her with an emergency, Liz tries to play it by the book. It's an irony of child protection, that if you've been a social worker long enough to remove two children from a woman at birth, that means you may be the one constant in her life she can trust. So when Tamsin tracks down her old social worker Liz for help, she doesn't care that Liz is on suspension and forbidden from talking to her. Or that Liz is the current hate figure of the national press, after the violent death of a child on her caseload. Tamsin just wants help. Should Liz ignore her? Or is time to break the rules? Claire Skinner is best known to TV viewers as harrassed mum Sue in Outnumbered, but her wide-ranging career includes long associations with Mike Leigh, Alan Ayckbourn and Sam Mendes. Lacey Turner won a fistful of awards for her portrayal of Eastenders' Stacey Slater over 6 years, and recent TV work includes True Love and Our Girl. Martin Jameson is a prolific screenwriter, director and playwright whose recent work on Radio 4 includes Can You Tell Me The Name Of The Prime Minister?, The Night They Tried To Kidnap The Prime Minister and Stone. Tamsin Geraghty - Lacey Turner Sundeep Mishra ... Sasha Behar Dale Stemp - Sean Murray Justin - Jerome Holder Chloe - Hannah Wood Receptionist - Philippa Stanton Security Officer - Matthew Watson Written by Martin Jameson. Produced and directed by Jonquil Panting. Details of help and support with child sexual abuse and violence is available from the BBC Action line here: https://www.BBC.co.uk/programmes/articles/22VVM5LPrf3pjYdKqctmMXn/information-and-support-sexual-abuse-and-violence Martin Jameson's thriller about a social worker suspended after a national scandal When Tamsin presents her with an emergency, Liz tries to play it by the book. Starring Lacy Turner and Claire Skinner.
01	04	Changes	20130822	20240808 (BBC7) 20240809 (BBC7)	Liz changes her mind - and her appearance. It's an irony of child protection, that if you've been a social worker long enough to remove two children from a woman at birth, that means you may be the one constant in her life she can trust. So when Tamsin tracks down her old social worker Liz for help, she doesn't care that Liz is on suspension and forbidden from talking to her. Or that Liz is the current hate figure of the national press, after the violent death of a child on her caseload. Tamsin just wants help. Should Liz ignore her? Or is time to break the rules? Claire Skinner is best known to TV viewers as harrassed mum Sue in Outnumbered, but her wide-ranging career includes long associations with Mike Leigh, Alan Ayckbourn, and Sam Mendes. Lacey Turner won a fistful of awards for her portrayal of Eastenders' Stacey Slater over 6 years, and recent TV work includes starring in True Love and Our Girl. Martin Jameson is a prolific screenwriter, director and playwright whose recent work on Radio 4 includes Can You Tell Me The Name Of The Prime Minister?, The Night They Tried To Kidnap The Prime Minister and Stone. Tamsin Geraghty - Lacey Turner Dale Stemp - Sean Murray Clive Beecham - Michael Bertenshaw Maureen Beecham - Christine Absalom Pauline King - Joanna Brookes Operator - David Seddon Newsreader - Philippa Stanton Written by Martin Jameson. Produced and directed by Jonquil Panting. Details of help and support with child sexual abuse and violence is available from the BBC Action line here: https://www.BBC.co.uk/programmes/articles/22VVM5LPrf3pjYdKqctmMXn/information-and-support-sexual-abuse-and-violence Liz changes her mind - and then also her appearance. Martin Jameson's thriller about a social worker suspended after a national scandal Liz changes her mind - and then also her appearance. Social worker thriller starring Claire Skinner and Lacy Turner.
01	05	Confession	20130823	20240809 (BBC7) 20240810 (BBC7)	Liz makes a full confession. But it's harder than she expected. It's an irony of child protection, that if you've been a social worker long enough to remove two children from a woman at birth, that means you may be the one constant in her life she can trust. So when Tamsin tracks down her old social worker Liz for help, she doesn't care that Liz is on suspension and forbidden from talking to her. Or that Liz is the current hate figure of the national press, after the violent death of a child on her caseload. Tamsin just wants help. Should Liz ignore her? Or is time to break the rules? Claire Skinner is best known to TV viewers as harrassed mum Sue in Outnumbered, but her wide-ranging career includes long associations with Mike Leigh, Alan Ayckbourn, and Sam Mendes. Lacey Turner won a fistful of awards for her portrayal of Eastenders' Stacey Slater over 6 years, and recent TV work includes starring in True Love and Our Girl. Martin Jameson is a prolific screenwriter, director and playwright whose recent work on Radio 4 includes Can You Tell Me The Name Of The Prime Minister?, The Night They Tried To Kidnap The Prime Minister and Stone. Tamsin Geraghty - Lacey Turner DCI Stuart Groves - David Seddon DS Miriam Ince - Maria Teresa Creasey DC Fletcher - Michael Bertenshaw Written by Martin Jameson. Produced and directed by Jonquil Panting. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2013. Details of help and support with child sexual abuse and violence is available from the BBC Action line here: https://www.BBC.co.uk/programmes/articles/22VVM5LPrf3pjYdKqctmMXn/information-and-support-sexual-abuse-and-violence Martin Jameson's thriller about a social worker suspended after a national scandal Liz makes a full confession. But it's harder than she expected. Social worker thriller starring Claire Skinner and Lacy Turner.