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A working class duo become guardians to over-privileged grandkids. Stars Siobhan Finneran.

4 Extra Debut. Can working class Sandra and Frank deal with being guardians to over-privileged grandchildren? Stars Siobhan Finneran. From 2017.

Sandra and Frank are a working class Northern couple who dream of escaping Manchester for a new life in Fuengirola. 

Their dream is scuppered when the couple become unwilling guardians to their estranged grandchildren - a pair of over-privileged and bewildered siblings from the Home Counties.

Family sitcom about a clash of generations and cultures.

Written by BAFTA-award-winning writers Phil Mealey (The Royle Family, Early Doors) and Daniel Peak (Not Going Out). 

Starring Siobhan Finneran (Benidorm, Happy Valley, Downton Abbey) and Jason Watkins (W1A, Trollied) and Denise Welch (Coronation Street). 

Written by Phil Mealey and Daniel Peak.

Sandra    ……    Siobhan Finneran  
Frank    ……    Jason Watkins
Gloria    ……    Denise Welch 
Marcus    ……    Ben Greaves-Neal 
Thommo    ……    Phil Mealey 
Padma    ……    Chetna Pandya  
Poppy    ……    Kate Sale 
Ollie    ……    Toby Ungelson 

Producer: Julia McKenzie 

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 2, first broadcast  in March 2017.

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