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4. Life after Life

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Sid leaves jail to stay with his only relatives who live in a middle class area of London. Stars Warren Mitchell. From 1998.

Uncle Sid's out of prison, on probation. He was serving a life sentence for armed robbery.

The only place he has to stay is back in good old Muswell Hill.

But the area has changed from his early days. Now he's with his middle-class niece and her nice middle-class family.

Written by Kay Stonham and Simon Greenall

Sid .... Warren Mitchell
Val .... Kay Stonham
Ian .... Simon Greenall
Ada .... Avril Elgar
Matthew .... Josh Freedman
Molly .... Mollie Freedman
Governor .... Will Ing
Headmistress .... Annie Hulley

Producer: Jane Berthoud

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 1998.

**** Actor Warren Mitchell joins 4 Extra's 100 Club. Born 14th January 1926, he died aged 89 in 2015.

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