The authoress Mrs Forrester is horrified when her husband runs off with the cook.

But she turns it to creative advantage.

A series of Somerset Maugham short stories dramatised by Neville Teller.

Dirk Bogarde is the narrator.

Mrs Forrester ...... Sylvia Syms
Mr Forrester ...... Desmond Barrit
Mrs Bullfinch ...... Shirley Anne Field

Other parts played by:

Geoffrey Whitehead
Zulema Dene
John Hartley
Tracy Wiles
David Collings
David Timson

Director: Janet Whitaker

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1996. Show less