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Clare in the Community

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Clare Barker stars as the social worker with all the politically correct jargon

Sony Award-winning sitcom by Harry Venning and David Ramsden. Clare Barker is a social worker with all the politically correct jargon but none of the practical solutions. Stars Sally Phillips.

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Clare in the Community: Series 6: Luck of the Irish

Luck of the Irish

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Caring social worker Clare Barker is delighted to discover she has an Irish ancestor.

Caring social worker Clare Barker is delighted to discover she has an Irish ancestor. Stars Sally Phillips. From June 2010.

Clare is delighted to discover she has an Irish ancestor...

Clare Barker is the self-absorbed social worker who has the right jargon for every problem she comes across, though never a practical solution. But there are plenty of challenges out there for an involved, caring social worker. Or even Clare.

The team at the Family Centre has been shaken around and shuffled about. Clare is now Acting Team Leader, as Irene has job-swapped. And whilst Irene is in Melbourne the team here are joined by Libby – an Aussie and a lezzie, proud to be both, and after Clare’s job.

But it is in the nature of hell to be unchanging, and most of the regulars are present and correct for a further round of frustration, despair, disappointment, team meetings and 11 o’clock cakes at the Sparrowhawk Family Centre.

Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden

Clare ...... Sally Phillips
Helen ...... Liza Tarbuck
Brian ...... Alex Lowe
Ray ...... Richard Lumsden
Libby ...... Sarah Kendall
Ptolemy ...… Philip Pope
Megan/Na ...... Nina Conti

Producer:  Katie Tyrrell.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2010.

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Sitcom by Harry Venning and David Ramsden about a politically correct social worker

Sitcom by Harry Venning and David Ramsden. Clare Barker is a social worker with all the politically correct jargon but none of the practical solutions

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