Behind Closed Doors

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Clare Corbett

Sam Alexander

Sean Baker

Robin Weaver

Joanna McCallum

Clara Glynn

David Neville

Behind Closed Doors: Series 3: Contact

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BBC Radio 4 Extra - Behind Closed Doors, Series 3, Contact

Should sperm donor Harry have contact rights? Barrister Rebecca Nyman's client says no.

Harry donated sperm so his lesbian friend Beth could have a baby. Now the friendship has soured and Harry has gone to court to get contact rights to see 'his' daughter.

The first in a series of three dramas following London barrister Rebecca Nyman.

Today’s drama is set in the Family Courts where Harry, a sperm donor, is trying to get a court order to allow him to see 'his' daughter. Barrister Rebecca Nyman is representing Beth - the mother - who is now in a lesbian relationship and would prefer Harry to keep his distance.

Harry offered to donate sperm so his lesbian friend and work colleague, Beth, could have a baby. After the birth Harry visited Beth and got to know baby Molly. For a time Beth was happy for Harry to visit but she never intended to have a relationship with him or for him to become involved with Molly as a father. Things went from bad to worse when Beth formed a relationship with Melanie and Harry felt he was completely excluded from seeing Molly. Now a judge has to decide whether Harry should have any contact rights.

BEHIND CLOSED DOORS SERIES 3:
Contact
by CLARA GLYNN

Barrister Rebecca Nyman …………………… CLARE CORBETT
Harry Venton ………………………..……… SAM ALEXANDER
Judge ………………………………………………… SEAN BAKER
Beth Sinclair …………………………….……… ROBIN WEAVER
Melanie Otway/Miss Haslow ……………… JOANNA McCALLUM

Producer/Director: David Ian Neville

Behind Closed Doors: Series 3

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Series of three legal dramas by Clara Glynn, featuring London barrister Rebecca Nyman.

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