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4 Extra Debut. Gillian and her boyfriend are creating a dream garden but face resistance from her mother and daughter. Stars Paola Dionisotti.

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

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

Everything in the garden is not quite as lovely as Gillian and her boyfriend would like it to be, as he sets to work to create an Eden in the suburbs and battles with major resistance from Bernice and Chloe.

Starring Paola Dionisotti.

Series of five parts based on the original stories by Michele Hanson.

Written by Michele Hanson and Sally Warboyes.

Gillian ... Paola Dionisotti
Bernice ... Edna Doré
Chloe ... Luisa Bradshaw-White
Boyfriend ... John Rowe
Rosemary ... Angela Down
Ben ... Andrew Falvey

Director: Marilyn Imrie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.

15 minutes

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Mon 15 Jun 202608:45
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