Series 1-4 of the BBC Radio 4 sitcom

Second Thoughts

Bill and Faith are late in love but new to each other in this sitcom about divorcees trying to forge a relationship together.

All four series of the BBC radio comedy drama about a couple experiencing love for the second time – plus special festive episode The Fight Before Christmas 
 
Bill and Faith are both divorcees, late in love but new to each other. As they battle to forge a relationship together, they discover that the course of true love doesn’t always run smoothly. 
 
In these 31 episodes, they move in together, plan a wedding and deal with the challenges of married life – all the while trying to balance the demands of Gavin’s ex-wife, Liza, and her teenage children, Hannah and Joe. From bickering about the kids to worrying about money, trying to find time for romance and dealing with feelings of jealousy, the duo’s relationship comes under fire from all sides. Can they make love work the second time around? 
 
Inspired by the real lives of its writers, husband and wife Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie, this funny, bittersweet sitcom was adapted for ITV where it ran for five seasons and was followed by an equally successful sequel, Faith in the Future. It stars Lynda Bellingham as Faith and James Bolam as Bill. 
 
Written by Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie 
Produced by Pete Atkin (Series 1), Sioned Wiliam (Series 2) and Paul Schlesinger (Series 3 and 4 and The Fight Before Christmas) 
 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4: 3 November-22 December 1988 (Series 1), 31 October-19 December 1989 (Series 2), 9 April-28 May 1991 (Series 3), 18 June-23 July 1992 (Series 4), 25 December 1992 (The Fight Before Christmas) 
 
Cast 
Faith……………………Lynda Bellingham 
Bill……………………James Bolam 
Hilary……………………Celia Imrie/Geraldine Fitzgerald 
Liza……………………Belinda Lang 
Hannah……………………Kelda Holmes/Emma Gregory/Julia Sawalha 
Joe……………………Mark Denham 
Grace/Jill……………………Moir Leslie 
Alex……………………John Samson/Mark Straker 
Ray……………………Nicholas Courtney/Ian Lindsay 
Ted/Mr Burrows……………………Norman Bird 
Treadwell……………………Richard Tate 
Christian/Gideon/Waiter……………………Ian Targett 
Richard……………………John Moffatt/Christopher Good/Geoffrey Whitehead 
Steve……………………Guy Brougham 
Rachel……………………Rebecca Front 
Police Officer……………………Deborah Rowbottom 
Dennis……………………Brian Bowles 
Mr Roper……………………Danny Schiller 
Marjorie……………………Jo Kendall 
Registrar……………………John Baddeley 
Video Man……………………Richard Tate 
Cabbie……………………Ben Onwukwe 
Gina……………………Danielle Allen 
Kevin……………………Mark Straker/David Learner 
Karel Cerny……………………Nigel Carrington 
Clayton……………………David Learner 
Chris……………………Peter Gunn 
Louise……………………Melanie Hudson 
Course Leader/Duncan……………………Nick Murchie

A BBC Radio 4 Comedy Drama

The Other Man

Travis meets Grace, the woman of his dreams. But she has one fatal flaw - a husband.

Julian Rhind-Tutt stars as Travis, the ‘other man’ in love with a married woman, in this six-part romantic comedy 
 
Travis meets Grace, the woman of his dreams. But she has one fatal flaw – a husband. And Travis and Grace aren’t the only people with complicated love lives – there’s also Travis's brother Charlie, Charlie's ex-girlfriend Alice and Travis's not-so-secret admirer Serena. 
 
As Travis and Grace try to get their illicit affair underway, events seem to be conspiring against them and their plans are continually thwarted. When they are nearly caught out twice, Travis begins to wonder if he’s really cut out for infidelity – especially when he meets the other ‘other man’ in Grace’s life: her son. Meanwhile, the Serena/Charlie/Alice love knot shows no signs of untangling – so Alice decides to take matters into her own hands. 
 
Events finally come to a head for all the star-crossed lovers with a date, a declaration, some poetry and a proposal... 
 
Created by award-winning husband-and-wife writing team Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie (Second Thoughts, Faith in the Future) this delightful comedy drama stars Julian Rhind-Tutt as Travis, with Charlotte Randle as Grace. 
 
Written by Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie 
Produced by Elizabeth Freestone 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 15 March-19 April 2006 
 
Cast 
Travis……………………Julian Rhind-Tutt 
Grace……………………Charlotte Randle 
Charlie……………………Paul Reynolds 
Serena……………………Alice Lowe 
Alice……………………Clare Cathcart 
George……………………Russell Bentley 
Ian/Goosey/Cyrano……………………Andrew Westfield 
Annie/Miss Lambourne……………………Harvey Virdi 
Miles……………………Charlie Hicks

Jan Etherington

Gavin Petrie

Lynda Bellingham

Chris Ellison

Full Cast

Philip Jackson

All three series of the BBC radio comedy about a troubled wife and a transvestite husband 
 
Now that their children have left home, George and Carol finally have time for themselves again. Carol's looking forward to it being just the two of them. George, however, thinks the time is right to finally be honest with his wife - and introduces her to his alter ego Georgina... 
 
As Carol tries to come to terms with this shock announcement, she and George have some work to do if they want to save their marriage. Can George bear to get rid of his entire wardrobe of women's clothes - even his favourite tiara? What will his friends and family say when they find out his secret? 
 
Scripted by award-winning husband-and-wife writing duo Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie (Second Thoughts, The Other Man), this cross-dressing comedy about midlife crises, surprises, silk underwear and Laura Ashley stars Lynda Bellingham as Carol and Chris Ellison and Philip Jackson as George. 
 
 
Production credits 
Written by Jan Etherington and Gavin Petrie 
Produced by Maria Esposito (Series 1) and Elizabeth Freestone (Series 2 and 3) 
 
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 15 November-20 December 2001 (Series 1), 7 February-14 March 2003 (Series 2), 3 November-8 December 2004 (Series 3) 
 
Cast 
Carol - Lynda Bellingham 
George - Chris Ellison/Philip Jackson 
Violet - Sylvia Syms/Marcia Warren 
Maureen - Maureen Beattie 
Dave - Mark Powley 
Ken - James Vaughan 
Jerry - Kevin Bishop/Richard Standing/Barnaby Kay 
Sonia - Emma Kennedy 
Man/Linda - Andrew Westfield 
Herself- Diana Aitchison 
Amanda/Cassandra - Paul Chadhidi 
Doctor/Nurse/Donna/Researcher - Rosie Armstrong 
Herself - Jenni Murray

Gavin Petrie

Books by Gavin Petrie

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