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When the Dog Dies

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Sitcom by Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent about Sandy Hopper, who is happily growing old with his dog Henry and his lodger Dolores

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When the Dog Dies: Series 4

Ronnie Corbett

Liza Tarbuck

Sally Grace

Dave Lamb

Tilly Vosburgh

Grace Vance

Liz Anstee

Ian Davidson

Peter Vincent

When the Dog Dies: Series 4: Episode 5: One Dog and His Man

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Episode 5: One Dog and His Man

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One Dog and His Man

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Why is Henry chewing a leg of Sandy's piano? Is he losing his canine marbles?

Why is Henry chewing a leg of Sandy's piano? He needs to go to the Dog Whisperer. Starring Ronnie Corbett. From June 2014.

The final series of Ronnie Corbett's popular sitcom, written by Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent.
Ronnie is granddad Sandy and his old dog is Henry. If the dog dies or his lodger moves on, Sandy's children want him to downsize. He doesn't.

To help his finances, Sandy, still in the family home, took in a young couple as lodgers. But then the man left, leaving the attractive Dolores behind. Sandy's children are quite sure Dolores is a gold-digger. Meanwhile, Sandy's opinion that it would be inhuman to move Henry somewhere unfamiliar is wearing a bit thin - as is the old dog himself. But keeping the dog alive and the lodger happy are one thing, what really concerns Sandy deeply is providing a guiding hand to his whole family - advising here, prompting there, responding to any emergency callout. If he kept himself to himself, things would be a lot simpler and smoother. But a lot duller too.

Episode Five: One Dog And His Man
Why is Henry chewing a leg of Sandy's piano? Is he losing his canine marbles? He needs to go to the Dog Whisperer. To get Henry back, Sandy has to take to the skies.

Producer: Liz Anstee
A CPL production for BBC Radio 4.

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