Charlotte and Lillian

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Comedy by about a young charity volunteer and the old lady she has been paired with.

Comedy by Holly Walsh and Kat Sommers about a young charity volunteer and the old lady she has been paired with. With Miriam Margolyes and Helen Monks.

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Charlotte and Lillian: Series 2: 4. The Patient

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A hospital stay and a big birthday force Lillian and Charlotte to face some awful truths.

A hospital stay and a big birthday force the duo to face some awful truths. Stars Helen Monks and Miriam Margolyes. From 2019.

Charlotte and Lillian are spending time together as part of a Befriend the Elderly scheme. 

They may bicker about everything from signs of dementia to the appeal of Harry Styles, but underneath it’s clear they are two kindred spirits. Two selfish, self-absorbed spirits, but ones who mirror and rely on each other nonetheless.

Very nearly 30, Charlotte is still living at home with her parents and chronically unable to figure out what to do with her life. Beneath her attempt at do-gooding is barely disguised despair. She's terrified she is no good. Useless. Unloveable. She looks to Lillian to provide some meaning to her life - if she can help to improve Lillian’s life somehow, she’d feel a lot better about her own. And there’s all the kudos and social media likes that come with charity work - not to mention the lure of Lillian's large spare room.

Lillian returns from a stay in hospital to find Charlotte’s taken over the house, and is being her usual irritating self. Lillian is keen to get rid of her, but there’s just one problem - she can no longer ignore the fact she is getting older and needs help around the house.

Guess who’s ready to step up to the plate.

Charlotte …… Helen Monks
Lillian …… Miriam Margolyes

Written by: Kat Sommers and Holly Walsh

Producer: Lucy Armitage

A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2019.

Charlotte and Lillian: Series 2

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Charlotte and Lillian are back together. Starring Helen Monks and Miriam Margolyes.

Charlotte and Lillian are back, spending time together as part of a Befriend the Elderly scheme. Starring Helen Monks and Miriam Margolyes.

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