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Volunteer Jan finds herself oddly interested in a down-and-out at a centre for the homeless. Jill Hyem's play with Maxine Peake.
A volunteer helper at a temporary centre for the homeless finds herself oddly interested in one of the down-and-outs, and for once allows herself to follow her instincts.
Starring Maxine Peake as Jan, Joseph Kloska as Fiz, Mark Straker as Matt and Marcella Riordan as Molly.
Director: Jane Morgan
Writer Jill Hyem (1937-2015) was a major contributor on 麻豆社 TV's serial 'Tenko'. This led to her writing for 麻豆社 Radio 2's daily soap 'The Dales', 'Waggoner's Walk' and a number of other single radio plays including 'A Shape Like Piccadilly' and 'Equal Terms'.
First broadcast on Radio 4 in 2007.
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Broadcasts
Sat 10 Feb 2007 14:30麻豆社 Radio 4 FM- Mon 21 Sep 2015 10:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 21 Sep 2015 15:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 22 Sep 2015 03:00麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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