Between the Lines

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Meera Syal

Sophia Di Martino

Llewella Gideon

Paul Herzberg

Fenella Fielding

William Gaunt

Rebecca Lloyd-Evans

John Scott

Melanie Harris

Jo Meek

Drama on 4: Between the Lines

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Meera Syal stars as a jobless divorcee piecing her life together again - in a novel way.

Meera Syal stars as a jobless divorcee piecing her life together again - by writing and reading erotic fiction to a group of partially sighted care home residents. They love it!

Meera Syal stars as Scarlett, a jobless divorcee piecing her life together again - by writing and reading erotic fiction to a group of partially-sighted care home residents. They love it! 

Recently divorced, and facing a bleak future after the end of her fast-paced career in publishing, Scarlett's had enough. She tries to check herself into a care home but is persuaded instead to become a volunteer reader to a group of blind and partially-sighted residents. They share some of their life stories with her and she is inspired to write and re-tell these back to the group, with an erotic spin. 

Her favourite niece comes to stay and, unknowingly, gives her more material when she recounts her online dating exploits. All in all, it's rich territory for Scarlett and the group look forward to her visits with relish. But she falls foul of care home protocol and is asked to leave. 

When Sophie finds out her aunt has a talent for writing erotic fiction, she is delighted and persuades her to start recording and publishing on line. The group can keep up with her stories and - who knows - it could become a new career for Scarlett. 

The cast includes the late Fenella Fielding, William Gaunt and Sophia di Martino. Between the Lines is writer and director Rebecca Lloyd-Evans' debut on BBC Radio 4. 

Cast:
Scarlett : Meera Syal 
Soph : Sophia di Martino
Janey/Faith : Llewella Gideon
William/Ronnie : Paul Herzberg
Hettie : Fenella Fielding
Tom : William Gaunt

Writer and Director : Rebecca Lloyd-Evans
Sound Designer : John Scott
Additional composition: Chris Wood
Producer : Melanie Harris
Executive Producer : Jo Meek

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