Poor Relations

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"No, they're lovely. They'd never make me feel awkward. They'll keep inviting me, even if I never ask them back. That's not the problem. It's my pride. I want to be equal with them. I don't want to traipse around in their wake like something out of Anita Brookner." Proud Sarah suffers her mother's nosiness, as well as some unexpected advances. Simon Brett's comedy about three generations of women - struggling to cope after the death of Sarah's GP husband - who never quite manage to see eye to eye. Sarah ...... Prunella Scales Eleanor ...... Joan Sanderson Russell ...... Benjamin Whitrow Clare ...... Gerry Cowper Neville ...... Ian Thompson Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network. Producer: Pete Atkin First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1987.