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15 Minute Drama: How Does That Make You Feel?

Tim McInnerny

Frances Tomelty

Shelagh Stephenson

Eoin O'Callaghan

15 Minute Drama: How Does That Make You Feel?: Episode 2: Tony

Drama: Psychological

Series 5 Omnibus

Episode 2

Episode 2: Tony

How Does That Make You Feel?

Tony

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Martha is astonished when Tony turns up for another patient's session.

Restaurant owner Tony appears in Martha's office. His wife thinks he needs therapy, though he has no idea why.

In 'How Does that Make You Feel?' we visit a group of people who all share one thing in common, a therapist called Martha and a growing set of neuroses which appear to be overtaking their wholly imperfect lives.

In today's session Martha is expecting Howard for his session but is astonished to find that a man named Tony has turned up instead.

Tony is Howard's boss at the restaurant and his wife thinks he needs therapy. He has no idea why. Mostly he wants to talk about why women are so weird and why he has absolutely no need of a therapist. However he would like Martha to give him a certificate proving his sanity, if possible.

Shelagh Stephenson is the author of 'A Short History of Longing' and 'Guests Are Like Fish', recently heard on Radio 4. She is an Olivier Award winner for her play 'The Memory of Water' and has won Sony and Writer's Guild awards for her plays 'Darling Peidi' and 'Five Kinds of Silence'. She wrote Enid (the life of Enid Blyton) for BBC4 and Shirley (the Shirley Bassey story) for BBC2 . She is currently writing a number of feature films and TV series for BBC 1.

Writer ..... Shelagh Stephenson
Director ..... Eoin O'Callaghan.

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Following psychotherapist Martha and her dealings with a series of patients

By Shelagh Stephenson. Following psychotherapist Martha and her dealings with a series of patients. Fifth series

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