Pat And Margaret

~Pat And Margaret

by Victoria Wood

adapted for radio by John Foley

'When you deal with me, Claire, think icon.'

Pat is the glamorous face of an American soap opera; Margaret, a waitress in a motorway cafe in Lancashire. Sisters who've not seen each other for 27 years. Brought together in the glare of a popular TV show, they have no choice but to seem thrilled. But a darker past lies behind their reunion.

Pat - Tracy-Ann Oberman

Margaret - Sarah Lancashire

Maeve - Imelda Staunton

Claire - Claire Skinner

Jim - Andrew Dunn

Jim's Mum - Thelma Barlow

Vera - Rachel Davies

Billy - Danny Webb

Nosey Neighbour - Lynda Baron

Stella - Joanna Monro

Bella - Sally Orrock

Martin - Philip Lowrie

Daisy - Deeivya Meir

Driver - Adeel Akhtar

Hotel Manager - Sam Dale

Floor Assistant - Iain Batchelor

Director: Marion Nancarrow

'I'm glamorous, attractive, I have enough sexual charisma to open a factory. She's fat, Northern, working class - of course she wants to be my sister.'

Victoria Wood's bitter-sweet comedy has its first radio airing on Christmas Day.

In the 50th anniversary year of 'Coronation Street' the production sees a number of its former stars re-united - Sarah Lancashire (who played Racquel), Thelma Barlow (Mavis), Andrew Dunn (Roger Stiles) and Philip Lowrie (who played Elsie Tanner's son). Imelda Staunton (star of Vera Drake) is the Irish talk-show host and Claire Skinner (from Outnumbered) the earnest assistant, Claire. Lynda Baron (Open All Hours) plays a cameo role of the nosy neighbour, Rachel Davies (Boon) is Mum and Danny Webb (Alien 3) the reporter, Billy.

Victoria Wood's bitter-sweet comedy about two sisters reluctantly reunited on a TV show.