n Monica Dickens 's witty and humorous novel is dramatised in a new five-part series by Sam Boardman-Jacobs .
1: Time on My Hands. It is 1938 and Monica Dickens , bored by the countless rounds of debutante parties, decides to prove that she can earn her living as a cook. But will she get far with only a spiffing mushroom souffle?
: Producer Marion Nancarrow