About this season
Six monologues tell the stories of six different repressed souls: a man dominated by his mother, a vicar's wife, an inveterate letter writer, a hopeful actress, a recently widowed woman, and an elderly shut-in.
Episodes (6)
1. A Chip in the Sugar
Aired 19 April 1988 • 39 min
Graham is a middle-aged man with a history of mild mental health problems, living with his mother in Leeds.
2. A Lady of Letters
Aired 26 April 1988 • 31 min
Irene Ruddock is not afraid to speak, or rather write, her mind: she writes letters to her MP, the police, the chemist - everyone she can, to remedy the social ills she sees around her.
3. Bed Among the Lentils
Aired 3 May 1988 • 49 min
Susan, an alcoholic, nervous vicar's wife, distracts herself from her ambitious, and, as she sees him, vainly insensitive husband and his doting parishioners by conducting an affair with a nearby grocer, Ramesh Ramesh, discovering something about herself and God in the process.
4. Soldiering On
Aired 10 May 1988 • 34 min
Muriel is a strong woman, and always has been — a pillar of the community, a regular charity worker, and a volunteer for Meals on Wheels; and looking after her mentally ill daughter, Margaret, has fortified her resolve — so, after the death of her husband, Muriel is well-prepared to cope with the crisis.
5. Her Big Chance
Aired 17 May 1988 • 34 min
Lesley is an aspiring actress, who, after a series of unpromising extra roles on television programmes such as Crossroads, finds what she believes to be her big break as the adventurous Travis in a new film for the West German market.
6. A Cream Cracker Under the Settee
Aired 24 May 1988 • 30 min
Doris, aged seventy-five, is a tidy woman — and when she suffers a fall after trying to clear up after her considerably less thorough home help, Zulema, it becomes apparent that her constant nagging may have been responsible for her husband's early death.