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The Gobetweenies

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Comedy: Sitcoms

Marcella Evaristi's sly take on contemporary parenting

Marcella Evaristi's sly take on contemporary parenting looks at a divorced North London family through the prism of two go-betweening siblings

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The Gobetweenies: Series 1

The Gobetweenies: Series 1: Episode 4: Befriending Freddie

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Episode 4: Befriending Freddie

Befriending Freddie

BBC Radio 4 - The Gobetweenies, Series 1, Befriending Freddie

Mimi is delighted that her new husband wants to be a father, but Lucy has overheard.

Mimi is delighted that her new husband wants to be a father, but Lucy has overheard. Stars David Tennant and Sarah Alexander. From May 2011.

David Tennant and Sarah Alexander star as the exes determined to be double not single parents and bring the kids up together apart.

But Lucy needs compensation for moving house every week...

If it's Wednesday it must be Holloway.

It turns out Mimi's new husband says he is into fatherhood after all, and Lucy tells her Dad and Tom all about Mum's condition...

Mimi is desperate to bring the kids to New York for the premiere of her new husband's play but Tom has found a new friend whose cute yogic mother Joe is drawn to...

When Lucy refuses to miss out on her best friend's birthday because of a planned visit to her stepfather in New York, Mimi fails to get Joe's back-up. 

Cast List: 
Joe ..... David Tennant
Mimi ..... Sarah Alexander
Tom ...... Finlay Christie
Lucy ..... Phoebe Abbott
Jennifer ..... Emily Bruni
Freddie ...... Oliver Dillon
Harry ...... Stuart Milligan

Writer: Marcella Evaristi

Director: Marilyn Imrie
Producer: Gordon Kennedy
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Comedy about shared parenting, with David Tennant and Sarah Alexander

Comedy about shared parenting, with David Tennant and Sarah Alexander. Written by Marcella Evaristi

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