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With Christmas approaching, Ellen faces the pressure of preparing for her in-laws.

As Christmas looms, frantic Ellen faces more stress - as her in-laws have been invited. Stars Gabriel Quigley.

Christmas is coming, and with it, Ellen’s challenging family-in-law.

Funny, frank and feisty adaptation of Gill Sims’ best-selling novel.

Ellen is a stressed-out working- mum. She’s got high hopes of having a perfect life, but the gulf between her aspiration and her reality is an ever-widening chasm of chaos. But this is the year that everything will change…for sure. 

Dramatised by Christine Entwisle.  

Ellen … Gabriel Quigley
Simon … Stuart McQuarrie 
Louisa … Maryam Hamidi 

Director: Kirsty Williams

First broadcast in June 2019.

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

Comically-observed diary of a stressed-out working mum by Gill Sims.

Comically-observed diary of a stressed-out working mum by Gill Sims. Funny, frank and feisty.

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