A Man Alone

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Philip struggles on with his marriage to Jennifer.  With Ronald Pickup and Brenda Blethyn.

Philip struggles on with his marriage to Jennifer, but at the BBC he meets a young production assistant. Stars Ronald Pickup.

After 15 years, Philip and Jennifer have settled into marriage in the same way that he has settled into his job as a TV producer. 

Drink, he finds, helps considerably. So does Harriet. But in the end both Harriet and the whisky let him down. 

Only then, with props to help him, can Philip see the pattern that stands out so clearly in his life.

The ups and downs in the life story of Philip Tremayne.

Starring Ronald Pickup.

The last of three plays by Andrew Rissik.

Philip Tremayne …. Ronald Pickup
Jennifer .... Brenda Blethyn
Harriet .... Jane Leonard
Alan ... James MacPherson
Philip's Father .... Patrick Troughton
Anthony ... Benedict Taylor
Mr Tomkin ... George Baker
Philip as a boy ... Barnaby Rhys-Jones
Consultant ... Richard Durden

Director:  Jeremy Mortimer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1986.

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Drama: Biographical

The ups and downs in the life of Philip Tremayne told in three plays by Andrew Rissik.

The ups and downs in the life story of Philip Tremayne.  Told across three plays by Andrew Rissik and starring Ronald Pickup.

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