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Tony Grounds - How To Write A Novel In A Week

5. Nothing to Lose

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Jim has had an eventful week: his mother Iris revealed that the love of her life was not in fact his father but Angelo, an Italian prisoner of war with whom she had an affair as a teenager.

Meanwhile, Jim's despairing wife Kath has threatened separation following his crusade to turn his life into a novel. With nothing to lose, Jim has staged an audacious reunion.

Conclusion of the comedy-drama by Tony Grounds.

Jim ...... Paul Ritter
Kath ...... Sophie Thompson
Iris ...... Marcia Warren

Director: Sasha Yevtushenko

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2013. Show less

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