Episodes
| Series | Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | 20080909 | Louise Lanier comes to England to act as a companion to old Mrs North over the summer. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature | |
| 03 | 20080910 | On her return from England, Louise discovers the extent of her mother's social climbing. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature | |
| 04 | 20080911 | Louise has returned home, resigned to a provincial marriage. But fate is to intervene. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature | |
| 05 | 20080912 | Louise is now outstaying her welcome and her presence in the house is causing tensions. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature | |
| 06 | 20080915 | Deborah Findlay reads from Dorothy Whipple's 1953 novel, abridged in ten parts by Jill Waters.
After Avery North and the young Frenchwoman, Louise Lanier, have been surprised in an embrace by his wife and daughter, Ellen has told Louise that she must leave the house immediately and she is trusting to Avery to take the right course of action.
Ellen has told Louise that she must leave the house immediately. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature | |
| 07 | 20080916 | Avery has left the family home and told his wife that he will not be returning. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature | |
| 08 | 20080917 | Avery is determined that divorce is the only possible course of action left to him. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature | |
| 09 | 20080918 | Ellen has agreed to divorce Avery but is refusing to accept his money as alimony. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature | |
| 10 | 20080919 | Louise's parents refuse to recognise her marriage to Avery. Ellen is building a new life. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature | |
| BAB | 01 | 20080908 | The North family's comfortable life is about to be disrupted by the arrival of a stranger. Readings from modern classics, new works by leading writers and world literature |