In the programme where men and women tell their own stories, Corinne Julius meets those shadows behind the stars: the understudies.
Serial: Smile and Other Stories by DEBORAH MOGGACH Five stories abridged by MEG CLARKE 1: Smile
Read by Susie Brann
'We had to wear these "smile" badges. It was one of the rules. It's American, the hotel. The first time I noticed the man he pointed to the badge. "Cheer up," he said. "It might never happen." I thought: it has.'