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New sitcom starring Claire Skinner, Mark Steel, Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham.

When working-class Tony falls in love with upper middle-class Imogen, their sons are forced to live under the same roof and behave like the brothers neither of them ever wanted.

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Rebecca has life-changing news for Gideon and Tony thinks he's dying,

Sitcom starring Mark Steel and Clare Skinner. Ashley is way out of his depth on his gender politics course and Tony finds it impossible to get a GP's appointment.

Against all accepted advice, Tony googles his symptoms and is thrown into full blown hypochondria. Could this be a fatal dose of Amazonian Gastroentral Plague? Or worse ? Convinced of his imminent demise, he attempts one of modern life's most difficult tasks - trying to get an in-person GP appointment. When he fails he is conflicted when Imogen immediately secures him one privately, which runs counter to his socialist principles.

Ashley embarks on an unlikely academic career by joining a gender politics class. Being the only man in the group, he seizes the opportunity to practise his male gaze. This leads to a date with the course leader Lotte. At a restaurant and completely out of his depth her husband Peter turns up.

A welcome return for the hugely popular and critically-acclaimed sitcom starring Radio 4 favourite Mark Steel (Mark Steel's in Town, The News Quiz), Claire Skinner (Outnumbered), Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham.

When Tony (Mark Steel), a working class, left wing South Londoner, falls in love and marries Imogen (Claire Skinner), an upper middle class property developer, their sons - Croydon chancer Ashley (Elliot Steel) and supercilious Eton and Oxford-educated Gideon (Ivo Graham) - are forced to live under the same roof and behave like the brothers neither of them ever wanted.

Cast:
Tony - Mark Steel
Imogen - Claire Skinner
Ashley - Elliot Steel
Gideon - Ivo Graham
Rebecca - Ayesha Antoine
Lotte/Mary - Zoe Lyons
Dr Anderson - Alan Francis
Julie/ Kiera/ Mother - Jenny Bede
Peter - Ian Pearce
Receptionist - Olivia Lichtenstein


Written by Barry Castagnola, Ian Pearce and Elliot Steel 
(additional material from the cast)
Executive Producer-  Mario Stylianides
Producer/Director-  Barry Castagnola
Sound recordist and Editor-  Jerry Peal
Broadcast Assistant - Sarah Tombling
Assistant Producer - George O'Regan
Production Assistant - David Litchfield

A Golden Path and Rustle Up production for BBC Radio 4

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Sitcom starring Claire Skinner, Mark Steel, Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham.

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