Episodes
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| 20021126 | 20240923 (BBC7) 20240924 (BBC7) |
Janet Ellis presents a portrait of fondly-remembered comedy actress Irene Handl.
Friends, including Eric Sykes, Liz Fraser, Julia McKenzie and Leslie Phillips, remember Irene's passion for her work - and for her confounded chihuahuas.
Irene was a late starter who found instant success on the stage in her thirties. She found a niche playing cockney mums, despite coming from a wealthy background herself, and also wrote two acclaimed novels, including ‘The Sioux', which Noel Coward described as displaying 'a very strongly developed streak of genius'.
Producer: Claire Jones
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2002.
A portrait of fondly-remembered comedy actress Irene Handl. With Janet Ellis, Eric Sykes and Leslie Phillips. From 2002.
| First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 20021126 | 20240923 (BBC7) 20240924 (BBC7) |