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Pen Pals

Peter Tinniswood: Pen Pals

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Transatlantic pen pals since 11, Fay is terrified when Beth says she is coming to visit.

Transatlantic pen pals since 11, Bristol-based Fay is terrified when Beth announces she coming to visit. Stars Jane Lapotaire.

Fay, from Bristol, and Miami-based Beth have been pen pals since they were 11 years-old. Fay endlessly describes her life with her dentist husband and three children, whilst Beth boasts of her lovers and free-wheeling between San Francisco and Florida. 

They never meet - until Beth announces that she's arriving at Gatwick Airport and won't be put off. 

For some reason, Fay is terrified.

Starring Jane Lapotaire as Fay Fuller and Lorelei King as Beth Camacho.

Director: Shaun MacLoughlin.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1995.

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