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Clare in the Community

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Clare Barker stars as the social worker with all the politically correct jargon

Sony Award-winning sitcom by Harry Venning and David Ramsden. Clare Barker is a social worker with all the politically correct jargon but none of the practical solutions. Stars Sally Phillips.

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Sally Phillips

Alex Lowe

Richard Lumsden

Andrew Wincott

Sarah Kendall

Lizzie Roper

Karl Theobald

Anil Goutam

Harry Venning

David Ramsden

Alexandra Smith

Clare in the Community: Series 10: My Kinda Town

My Kinda Town

Series 10

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Clare gets involved with a TV producer making a documentary about the Sparrowhawk estate.

Clare gets involved with a devious TV producer’s documentary about the Sparrowhawk estate. Stars Sally Phillips. From 2015.

Clare gets involved with a devious TV producer who's making a documentary about the Sparrowhawk estate. 

Brian has gone on a fitness kick and joined a men's group, which is threatened by the arrival of a new member.

Sally Phillips is Clare Barker the social worker who has all the right jargon but never a practical solution.

A control freak, Clare likes nothing better than interfering in other people's lives on both a professional and personal basis. Clare is in her thirties, white, middle class and heterosexual, all of which are occasional causes of discomfort to her.

Clare continually struggles to control both her professional and private life In today's Big Society there are plenty of challenges out there for an involved, caring social worker. Or even Clare.

Written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden.

Clare    ......    Sally Phillips
Brian    ......    Alex Lowe
Alan    ......    Richard Lumsden
Carl    ......    Richard Lumsden
Simon    ......    Andrew Wincott
Libby    ......    Sarah Kendall
Lou    ......    Lizzie Roper
Caspar    ......    Karl Theobald
Malcolm    ......    Anil Goutam

Producer:  Alexandra Smith.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2015.

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Sitcom about a social worker who struggles to control her professional and private life

Sitcom by Harry Venning and David Ramsden about Clare Barker, the social worker who is always struggling to control both her professional and private life

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