Subterranean Homesick Blues

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Romantic comedy by AL Kennedy. Starring Bill Nighy and Anna Calder-Marshall.

Romantic comedy by AL Kennedy. John and Maggie had a disastrous affair 20 years ago, but should they try again now they are old enough to know better?

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Bill Nighy

Anna Calder-Marshall

AL Kennedy

Sally Avens

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Bill Nighy and Anna Calder-Marshall star in AL Kennedy's romantic comedy.

4 Extra Debut. John and Maggie had a disastrous affair 20 years ago but should they try again now they're older and wiser? Stars Bill Nighy.

Maggie and John had a passionate affair in their younger days, but it didn't last.  

Now in their late 60s a surprise encounter gives them another chance to take up where they left off.  Will they manage to find the best in each other and finally get together, or will old wounds and an awareness of their ageing bodies deter them? 

Will the treadmill created by the high-cost, high pressure 21st century, their endless other commitments and interruptions large and small overwhelm them, or will they take the final risk ? 

Series 1 of AL Kennedy's romantic comedy drama in five parts.  

John ...... Bill Nighy
Maggie ...... Anna Calder-Marshall

Director: Sally Avens

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 2015.

Subterranean Homesick Blues: Series 1

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