To Hull and Back

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Warm-hearted sitcom set in Hull, written by Lucy Beaumont.

Warm-hearted sitcom set in Hull, written by Lucy Beaumont, who stars as the daughter trying to escape her overbearing mother, played by Maureen Lipman.

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Lucy Beaumont

Maureen Lipman

Kerrie Marsh

Norman Lovett

Annie Sawle

Debra Baker

Sam Michell

To Hull and Back: Series 3: Last Chance Salon

Last Chance Salon

Series 3

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When Sophie is knocked over by a car, she is offered a salon by way of compensation.

New hairdresser Sophie gets knocked down and she is offered a disused salon as compensation. Stars Lucy Beaumont. From 2018.

On her way back from Hull station following a failed attempt to get onto the Vidal Sassoon hairdressing course in London, Sophie is knocked over by a car. 

By way of compensation the driver, Alison, a frequent church-goer, offers Sophie a disused hair salon that she has access to thanks to her church's outreach work. 

Sophie accepts Alison's offer. But with only a week to make it a going concern, will she manage to make a success of it?

Starring Lucy Beaumont and Maureen Lipman. 

Lucy Beaumont’s warm-hearted sitcom about Sophie's efforts to escape her overbearing mother, Sheila.

Sophie    ......    Lucy Beaumont
Sheila    ......    Maureen Lipman
Jean    ......    Kerrie Marsh
Ernie    ......    Norman Lovett
Alison    ......    Annie Sawle
Trish    ......    Debra Baker

Producer: Sam Michell

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2018.

To Hull and Back: Series 3

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Warm-hearted sitcom set in Hull, written by Lucy Beaumont, who stars as a daughter trying to escape her overbearing mother, played by Maureen Lipman.

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