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Comedy about a psychotherapist who thinks he has the answers.

Comedy about a psychotherapist who thinks he has the answers, if only his ex-wife and kids would listen.

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Psychotherapist Spencer Pandy struggles with his 11 year-old daughter’s radical feminism.

4 Extra Debut. A psychotherapist struggles taking his feminist daughter to a conference on Family Negotiation. Stars Michael Hobbs. From 2019.

Divorcee and psychotherapist Spencer Pandy takes his newly radicalised, feminist daughter Tilly to work where he’s addressing a conference on Family Negotiation.

Tilly’s attempts to explain her unusual school uniform result in a sharp dressing-down from her father who is unaware that his radio-mic is broadcasting to a shocked auditorium.

Meanwhile, while Spencer's ex-wife Tina is looking after the next-door-neighbour’s six-year-old Ruby, she attempts to negotiate her own position with writing agent Camilla, who has arrived in the character of racist and sexist Northern pensioner Mrs Roberts. 

Camilla is awestruck by the directness and attitude she witnesses and offers Ruby a book deal.

Spencer’s attempts to alleviate his day’s frustrations via the Internet are thwarted when he accidentally types 'racy’ search terms into his Facebook status rather than Google.

Written, composed and narrated by Johnny Daukes.

Comedy about a psychotherapist who thinks he has the answers, if only his ex-wife and kids would listen.

Spencer Pandy ...... Michael Hobbs
Tina Pandy ...... Katherine Jakeways
Dylan Pandy ...... Jack Burke
Tilly Pandy ...... Betty Daukes
Owen ...... Jay Simpson
Mrs Roberts ...... Pepper Daukes

Other parts played by: 

Paul Shearer
Rebecca Clay

Producer:  Johnny Daukes 

A Big Talk production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in January 2019.

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Comedy about a divorced  psychotherapist who thinks he has all the answers.

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