5. Breakthrough

Gillian’s romantic life might be improving.

But will her mother ever agree to use the new stairlift?

Gillian lives with her 19-year-old daughter and 89-year-old mother plus her beloved boxer dog.

Life is a constant balancing act, lived in the eye of the storm.

Starring Paola Dionisotti as Gillian.

Series based on the original stories by Michele Hanson.

Written by Michele Hanson and Jenny Landreth.

Chloe .... Luisa Bradshaw-White
Gillian .... Paola Dionisotti
Bernice .... Edna Doré
Rosemary .... Angela Down
Boyfriend .... John Rowe
Programme Voice .... Geoffrey Whitehead

Director: Marilyn Imrie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.