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15 Minute Drama: Al Smith - Life in the Freezer

David Warner

Sian Clifford

Jonathan Bailey

Leah Brotherhead

Michael Bertenshaw

Philippa Stanton

Sally Avens

Al Smith

15 Minute Drama: Al Smith - Life in the Freezer: Episode 2: Venison Stew

Life in the Freezer

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Episode 2: Venison Stew

Al Smith - Life in the Freezer

Venison Stew

BBC Radio 4 - 15 Minute Drama, Al Smith - Life in the Freezer, Venison Stew

Leonard's birthday brings his children back home for a family meal.

Leonard's birthday brings his children back home for a family meal, but he is finding it hard to cope on his own. Stars Sian Clifford.

by Al Smith

Leonard's birthday brings his children back home for a family meal, but he is finding it hard to cope on his own.

Directed by Sally Avens

At 66 June Cartwright finally lost her battle with Ovarian Cancer. She didn't fear death but what would happen to her family after she'd gone, for she knew she was the emotional glue that kept them together. For June, food was everything. A family that eats together, stays together.
June may have left behind her a husband and two children. What they will soon discover is that she also left behind fifty frozen meals, perfectly cooked to their tastes which serve to guide them through their grief, together.

The series charts five meals, spread across seven months during which the Cartwright family pull themselves apart, back together, and figure out how to move on after their mothers death.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

By Al Smith. Over five meals, a family comes to terms with the loss of their mother

By Al Smith. As the Cartwright family grieve the loss of their mother, they are aided by the freezer full of food she has left behind for them

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