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Episode 1: Uncle Harry by Gary Brown

Duration: 45 minutes

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

Available for 5 months

Mark's life is nicely well-ordered...despite his dysfunctional family, terrifying future father-in-law/boss, and on-going blackout problem. But that's until Uncle Harry gets in the way. Things get increasingly messy as Mark goes on a quest to discover his true identity.

A comedy about grief and the true meaning of family

Isn't it strange that the registering of life's important moments happens in a sterile municipal office? Everyone's got a story as to how they got there. The first of a series of six quirky plays that start in a Register Office and end in a birth, marriage or death.

Mark ..... Dylan Edwards
Uncle Harry ..... Ewan Bailey
Elaine ..... Denise Black
Helen ..... Katherine Jakeways
Lionel ..... Christian Patterson
Charlotte ..... Rachel Redford
Dad ..... David Cann

Written by Gary Brown
Directed by Helen Perry

A BBC Cymru Wales production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014. Show less

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