Not in Front of the Children

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Family sitcom starring Wendy Craig, which was adapted from TV

Family sitcom starring Wendy Craig, which was adapted from television

Not in Front of the Children: Series 2: A Stand on Ceremony

A Stand on Ceremony

Series 2

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Not in Front of the Children, Series 2, A Stand on Ceremony

Organising their new baby's christening turns into a headache for Jennifer and Henry.

Organising their new baby's christening turns into a headache for Jennifer and Henry. Stars Wendy Craig. From October 1970.

Christening a fourth child shouldn't really provide any problems, but for Jennifer and Henry it's starting to look traumatic...

Starring Wendy Craig and Francis Matthews.

The comedy mishaps of the Corner family - Jennifer and Henry and their three kids Trudi, Amanda and Robin.

Four series were first shown on BBC TV from 1967 to 1970.

Richard Waring adapted his own TV scripts for this radio version, now fully restored from the original reel-to-reel tapes.

Jennifer Corner …. Wendy Craig
Henry Corner …. Francis Matthews
Mother …. Fanny Rowe
Mary …. Charlotte Mitchell
Trudi …. Roberta Tovey
Amanda …. Jill Riddick
Harrison …. Richard Waring
Perry/The Rev Grover …. Frederick Treves
The Rev Pettifer …. James Thomason
The Rev Martin …. John Gabriel

Music by Ronnie Hazlehurst

Producer: Trafford Whitelock. 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in October 1970.

Not in Front of the Children: Series 2

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