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Individual comedies about mothers and sons living together

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A poker-loving aristocrat loses the family jewels. Starring Penelope Keith and Kevin Eldon

Poker-loving aristocrat Xander foolishly loses the family jewels. Starring Penelope Keith and Kevin Eldon. From April 2011.

This mother and son are as posh as posh can be. An old established family and proud of it. Unfortunately Xander is a drunken idiot who is always getting into all sorts of scrapes. 

His mother has run the family home with a rod of iron ever since her husband was imprisoned for dodgy dealings. Has her foolish son inherited his father's genes? When he loses the family jewels, will she be able to bail him out? 

Cast:
Mother: Penelope Keith
Xander: Kevin Eldon

Producer: Anna Madley
An Avalon Television production for BBC Radio 4.

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Four individual comedies about mothers and sons living together

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