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Drawing on his own family, the fourth series of Richard Herring’s popular comedy drama has warm, lively characters and sharply observed family dynamics of inter generational misunderstanding, sibling sparring and the ties that bind. Amid the comedy, Richard broaches some more serious highs and lows of family life. In this series, set during the first year of lockdown. he draws on his own experience of testicular cancer at that time, as well as the comedic escapades of the four generations of the Snell family. Love, laughter and malapropisms abound. Richard Herring is a comedian, writer, blogger and podcaster and the world's premier semi-professional self-playing snooker player. Episode 2 Ian’s visit to the doctor leads to growing uncertainty about his health. Ken tries ineptly to bring Jane and Ian back together in an ill-advised surprise meeting. The grandchildren are delighted and horrified in equal measure when they find out that Margaret and Ken have been watching Naked Attraction. Cast: Margaret ..... Alison Steadman Ken ..... Phil Davis Jane ..... .Fenella Woolgar Ian ..... Richard Herring Chloe ..... Emily Berrington Pete ..... Gordon Kennedy Holly ..... Tia Bannon Mark ..... Fred Haig Nick ..... Harrison Knights Dr Kulkarni ..... Ahir Shah Donny ..... Rafael Solomon Writer Richard Herring Director Polly Thomas Sound Design Eloise Whitmore Producer Daisy Knight Executive Producers Jon Thoday and Richard Allen Turner An Avalon Television production for BBC Radio 4
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