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A husband and wife try to re-ignite their relationship with a little help from a parrot called Cupid. Feather-covered drama written by Louise Oliver. Lolly ........ Alison Steadman Jim ........ George Costigan Cupid played by parrots, Percy and Poppy With original music by Clive Bell Directed at BBC Manchester by Nadia Molinari. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2003.

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