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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.

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  • A Chip in the Sugar
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    A Chip in the Sugar

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/19/1988

    Graham is a middle-aged man with a history of mild mental health problems, living with his mother in Leeds.

    Director: Stuart Burge

    Writer: Alan Bennett

  • A Lady of Letters
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    A Lady of Letters

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/26/1988

    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.

    Director: Giles Foster

    Writer: Alan Bennett

  • Bed Among the Lentils
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    Bed Among the Lentils

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/3/1988

    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.

    Director: Alan Bennett

    Writer: Alan Bennett

  • Soldiering On
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    Soldiering On

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/10/1988

    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.

    Director: Tristram Powell

    Writer: Alan Bennett

  • Her Big Chance
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    Her Big Chance

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/17/1988

    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.

    Director: Giles Foster

    Writer: Alan Bennett

  • A Cream Cracker Under the Settee
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    A Cream Cracker Under the Settee

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/24/1988

    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.

    Director: Stuart Burge

    Writer: Alan Bennett