Radio 4 Extra

'Well, I think it's a mother's duty to keep a maternal eye on her daughter's emotional entanglements. That's what I always tried to do with you. You know, subtly. At a distance.' Eleanor has plans for nuptials in the family, but the family has other ideas... 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 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 1987.