For The Love of Leo

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For the Love of Leo

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Michael Chaplin's funny, sad, warm-hearted, Scottish series about love, loss and grief.

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For the Love of Leo: Series 1: Princess of the Russias

Princess of the Russias

Series 1

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Leo’s daughter returns as a Russian princess arrives to bid for his heart, and his home.

Leo’s daughter returns just as a Russian princess arrives to bid for his heart, and his home. Starring Mark Bonnar. From 2019.

Leo’s daughter returns as a Russian princess arrives to bid for his art, his heart, and his home.

Starring Mark Bonnar and Beth Marshall.

Wry, narrative comedy written by Michael Chaplin

The funeral of Leo's wife Tamsin was barely over before he acquired a new status as an eligible bachelor. The women in his circle are beginning to seek his company and win his affection.; while his mother, his grown up arctic weather analyst daughter and newly acquired, sparky, opinionated cleaning lady offer unasked for advice.

His life becomes ever more complicated and demanding.

Each episode traces his growing relationship with a different woman, as the ghost of Tamsin, who knew all of these women well, turns up at bedtime to venture an opinion too.

Leo becomes increasingly haunted by the mystery surrounding Tamsin’s accident, miles from home.

Leo Fabiani ... Mark Bonnar
Tamsin Fabiani ... Beth Marshall
Sadie ... Tracy Wiles
Princess Natalia ... Vera Graziadei
Nicky McIntosh ... Hilary Maclean
Laura Fabiani ... Samara MacLaren
Guy ... Simon Donaldson

Director:  Marilyn Imrie

A Catherine Bailey production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2019.

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