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Forty Weeks (Omnibus)

Katherine Jakeways - Forty Weeks (Omnibus)

Drama: Relationships & Romance

Forty Weeks

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Katherine Jakeways - Forty Weeks (Omnibus)

The baby's due in 20 weeks and Sam moved in with Bayley but Rose is always on his mind.

With 20 weeks until the baby is due, Sam has moved in with Bayley. But Rose is always on his mind. Stars Matthew Baynton.

Katherine Jakeways' romantic comedy about the fallout from an unexpected one night stand. 

Sam loves Rose. And Rose loves Sam. 

But while Rose is away on business, Sam’s dad dies and he ends up getting drunk and sleeping with a woman he’s never met before, called Bayley. Love compels him to confess to Rose, but can they salvage their relationship?

Omnibus of five parts.  

Rose ...... Rebecca Humphries  
Sam ...... Mathew Baynton  
Bayley ...... Kimberley Nixon  
Mum ......  Julia Deakin  
Technician/Nurse ..... Alison Belbin
Teacher ...... Katherine Jakeways
Receptionist/Barista ...... Finlay Robertson

Writer Katherine Jakeways (North by Northamptonshire) is described by The Radio Times saying "her character comedy is so acutely observed and so sharp that it's in danger of causing permanent injury." 

Director: James Robinson

A BBC Cymru Wales production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2016.

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