
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 2017 - 2019
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 8 (2 series)
- Starring
- Helen Monks and Miriam Margolyes
- Writers
- Holly Walsh and Kat Sommers
- Producer
- Lucy Armitage
In the throes of splitting up from her boyfriend, 29-year-old Charlotte is determined to prove she's not as self-centred as he says she is. She signs up as a volunteer to visit the elderly, expecting to be paired with a frail and needy old lady who's full of gratitude and appreciation for such a selfless act. Instead she meets 82-year-old Lillian, a belligerent and feisty old bat who sees through her in an instant.
Needless to say, they don't get on - but Charlotte and Lillian's conflicting outlooks on life belie a striking similarity in their personalities. Both are profoundly selfish, self-involved and stubborn; both are quietly curious about each other (though they'd never dream of admitting it); and both are lonely.
With every visit, their arguments grow more heated, the resolutions more uneasy and the outcomes more entertaining, as Charlotte and Lillian discover eye-opening truths about themselves and each other.
- Production company
- Laugh track
- None
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Wednesday 20th September 2017 on BBC Radio 4 at 11pm
- Last new broadcast
- Wednesday 30th October 2019 on BBC Radio 4 at 11pm
- Length of episodes
- 15 minutes
- Last repeat
- Friday 16th October 2020 at 10:45pm on Radio 4 Extra