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Sally Avens

The Pick Up: Episode 1

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Comedy with David Threlfall. An estranged father and daughter go on a road trip to Moscow.

4 Extra Debut. Beth's estranged father asks her to take a road trip to Moscow. But is everything as it seems? Stars David Threlfall. From 2017.

When Beth's estranged father asks her to go on a road trip to Moscow with him to attend an old friend's wedding she jumps at the chance; this could be the opportunity for her to heal old wounds that could help her move on with her own relationship. What Beth doesn't know is that Vinnie isn't so much going to a wedding as getting married himself.

David Threlfall is best known for his role as Frank Gallagher in Shameless.
Kimberley Nixon has starred in Fresh Meat and Ordinary Lies

Written by Sarah Cartwright

Director, Sally Avens

First broadcast on Radio 4 in 2017.

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Sarah Cartwright's comedy about an estranged father and daughter's road trip to Moscow.

David Threlfall and Kimberley Nixon star in Sarah Cartwright's comedy about an estranged father and daughter's road trip to Moscow.

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