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Mollie Sugden and Deryck Guyler star as a couple struggling with his early retirement.

Mollie Sugden and Deryck Guyler star as Olive and William - a couple struggling over being thrown back together thanks to his early retirement.

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Dinner Dance

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Olive learns that retired William never invited her to his firm's annual dance!

Olive discovers she’s missed the annual dance at William’s firm for 30 years! Stars Deryck Guyler and Mollie Sugden. From 1975.

Olive learns that she’s missed 30 years of William’s firm’s annual dance. 

Mollie Sugden and Deryck Guyler play crusty old married couple, Olive and William Wheeler.  

After 40 years of work in the same office, he's now retired and is trying to adapt to his new life of leisure. She, on the other hand, is trying to adapt to having her husband under her feet all day, for the first time in their marriage. 

William Wheeler …. Deryck Guyler
Olive Wheeler …. Mollie Sugden
Jack Bailey …. Norman Rossington
Nev …. John Baddeley
Kath …. Patricia Greene

Writer: Anne Jones

Theme music composed and played by Alex Walsh and his Band.

Producer: Trafford Whitelock.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 1975 .

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