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Bedside Manners

Episode 4 of 8

Poorly Sarah is in hospital and must cope with visits from her mother and daughter. Stars Prunella Scales. From 1986.

'You hear of people going into hospital for simple routine tests, and then it turns out they've got something quite ghastly.'

Poorly Sarah's in hospital and must cope with visits from her mother and daughter.

Simon Brett's comedy about three generations of women - struggling to cope after the death of Sarah's GP husband - who never quite manage to see eye to eye.

Sarah ...... Prunella Scales
Eleanor ...... Joan Sanderson
Russell ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Clare ...... Gerry Cowper
The Sister ...... Deborah Findlay

Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.

Producer: Pete Atkin

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1986.

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