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A series of ten short dramas from BBC Daytime - stars include Ralf Little, Keith Barron, Frances Barber and Imogen Stubbs.
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- E1 CakeNext upMay 8, 2006 · 30 min
Synopsis
Julie is a single mother and a checkout girl with a flash but completely undedicated boyfriend. She's fast approaching her 30th birthday when she finds a tape of her 16-year-old self, dreaming up great plans for love and life. Julie feels like her life has somehow drifted away, so what will it take to put her back on track?
Guest stars: Rachel Isaac (Rhiannon), Mali Harries (Julie Owen)
- E2 All in a Day's WorkMay 9, 2006 · 30 min
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Steve is highly strung and heavily sarcastic. His chirpy colleague, Dorothy, has been trying to help him get over a girlfriend who left him six months ago but he's still miserable. When he loses his job, Steve's bitterness becomes unbearable. To make matters worse, Dorothy insists on taking Steve shopping to find a new love.
Guest stars: Huw Rhys (Sebastian), Gerald Kyd (Steve)
- E3 Life's Like ThatMay 10, 2006 · 30 min
Synopsis
When gentle spinster Edith Knight comes into some money, her avaricious relatives are round like a shot trying to get their hands on the loot. But Edith isn't quite as innocent as she appears.
Guest stars: Frances Barber (Jackie Knight)
- E4 Lost and FoundMay 11, 2006 · 30 min
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Guest stars: Carolyn Pickles (Sue), Christian Coulson (Adam), Amanda Root (June Makenzie)
- E5 Hot or NotMay 12, 2006 · 30 min
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Guest stars: Katie Sheridan (Rachel Graham), Lucy Evans (Dannielle Tulloch)
- E6 Semi-DetachedMay 15, 2006 · 30 min
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Guest stars: Imogen Stubbs (Sonia), Jasper Britton (Richard)
- E7 Small ThingsMay 16, 2006 · 30 min
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Simon and Natalie have just moved in together and things are going swimmingly. Until Natalie awakens one night to discover they've got a small visitor. When Simon chooses to catch 40 winks instead of a mouse, an argument begins. Soon the new guest is threatening to tear the happy household apart. But in this romantic comedy could there be something bigger at play? Small Things: it isn't about the mouse.
Guest stars: Ralf Little (Simon)
- E8 TedMay 17, 2006 · 30 min
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Ted is a northern comic who's seen better days. Working class, irascible, gregarious, he always has to be centre of attention. His ambitious, upwardly mobile and humourless son Daniel couldn't be more different, and relations are strained. On the day of his birthday, Ted turns up unannounced and uninvited to his son's dinner party, and sets in motion an explosive and surprising chain of events which force father and son to see their relationship in a whole new light.
Guest stars: Keith Barron (Ted Deary), Kevin Doyle (Mark Deary)
- E9 One Night in White SatinMay 18, 2006 · 30 min
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Guest stars: Lee Ingleby (Stephen), Stephanie Leonidas (Jay)
- E10 All in the MindMay 19, 2006 · 30 min
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Amy gets knocked over by a bike rider. After coming around in hospital, she begins hearing the thoughts of others and suspects her husband is having an affair.
Guest stars: Colin Buchanan (Liam)
