The Jump

Charlotte and Lillian are back, continuing with a Befriend the Elderly scheme despite not liking each other much. Both are convinced they’re doing the other a favour - Charlotte by providing company for a lonely old lady, Lillian by filling gaps on the CV of a self-absorbed millennial.

Self-absorbed Charlotte, ever keen to do good and feel good, signs up for a charity bungee jump - inadvertently discovering that her fear of death is far greater than Lillian's.

An unexpected discovery in Lillian's house leads to them both contemplating life, death and the prospect of being forgotten.

Starring Helen Monks as Charlotte and Miriam Margolyes as Lillian.

Miriam Margolyes is one of the most recognisable actresses working today. Her memoir, This Much Is True was published in 2022.

Helen Monks is the Co-Artistic Director of Lung Theatre, and the co-host of Bitchin', a podcast with Tilly Steele. She plays Shakespeare's daughter Susanna in Upstart Crow, and the young Caitlin Moran in Raised by Wolves.

Written by Kat Sommers and Holly Walsh.

Charlotte ...... Helen Monks
Lillian ...... Miriam Margolyes
The Tannoy Announcer …. Kiell Smith-Bynoe

Producer: Lucy Armitage

A Giddy Goat production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2021.