Man at the Helm

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Man at the Helm 

Eloise Webb

Fern Deacon

Ben Barker

Amanda Hale

Jason Barnett

James Lailey

Elizabeth Bennett

Adie Allen

Gemma Jenkins

Nina Stibbe

Amanda Whittington

Man at the Helm: Episode 1

Episode 1

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The madcap schemes of three kids to find their mum a new man.

The madcap schemes of three 1970s Leicestershire kids trying to find their divorced mum a new man. Stars Eloise Webb. From 2016.

Nina Stibbe’s comic novel set in 1970s Leicestershire about the madcap schemes of three kids to cheer up their recently divorced mum Elizabeth.

Struggling to cope, she's taken to drinking and compulsive playwriting – neither of which impresses villagers already deeply suspicious of an attractive divorcee. 

Top of the kids' list is to find her a new man in the hope that it will appease the hostile locals.

Adapted in four-parts by Amanda Whittington.

Lizzie …... Eloise Webb
Amy …... Fern Deacon
Little Jack …... Ben Barker
Elizabeth …... Amanda Hale
Mr Lomax .….. Jason Barnett
Dad …... James Lailey
Mrs Longlady …... Elizabeth Bennett
Mrs Worth …... Adie Allen

Director:  Gemma Jenkins 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2016.

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Comedy following the madcap schemes of three children to find their mum a new man.

Amanda Whittington's adaptation of Nina Stibbe's comic novel set in 1970s Leicestershire about the madcap schemes of three kids to find their recently divorced mum a new man.

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