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

Norman Lovett

Kerrie Marsh

Debra Baker

Annie Sawle

Sam Michell

To Hull and Back: Series 3: Fourth in Show

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Sophie tries to make more money for the salon by grooming for a dog show.

Sophie needs a lucrative opportunity to afford those designer specs to impress her boyfriend. Stars Maureen Lipman. From 2018.

When Sophie's new boyfriend Imran tells her he doesn't like her glasses, Sophie becomes desperate for a new pair of designer Givenchy spectacles.  

But the salon's client list is still worryingly short and she can't get the money together. So when she hears a dog show is coming to town with big cash prizes to be won for well groomed pets, Sophie realises how she might be able to make her designer glasses dream become a reality. 

Meanwhile, Sheila makes a worrying discovery and Jean meets a potential girlfriend...

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
Baker ...... Debra Baker
Dotty ...... Annie Sawle

Producer: Sam Michell

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in March 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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