Series 2, Episode 4 - The Lemming Family
Hold The Sunset. Image shows from L to R: Phil (John Cleese), Edith (Alison Steadman)
Edith and Phil discover a bookshop hosting local author Wendy Stevens. Meanwhile, Roger's hopes of becoming a Social Services-supported carer look like being revived.
Further details
Edith and Phil discover a bookshop hosting local author Wendy Stevens, conducting a signing of her inaugural book, The Lemming Family. However, Phil is later outraged to find out that the characters are thinly disguised portraits of himself and the family.
Roger's hopes of becoming a Social Services-supported carer look like being revived, though not quite in the way he imagines when the infamous Mrs Pool makes a reappearance.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Friday 23rd August 2019
- Time
- 9pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date |
Time |
Channel |
| Sunday 25th August 2019 |
2:20pm |
BBC1 |
| Monday 24th May 2021 |
12:00pm |
Gold |
| Monday 24th May 2021 |
4:00pm |
Gold |
| Tuesday 24th August 2021 |
12:20pm |
Gold |
| Tuesday 24th August 2021 |
4:00pm |
Gold |
| Thursday 12th January 2023 |
7:30am |
Gold |
| Sunday 12th February 2023 |
3:25am |
Gold |
| Thursday 23rd February 2023 |
7:30am |
Gold |
| Friday 3rd March 2023 |
3:15am |
Gold |
Cast & crew
Press
Frauds are at the fore in this week's instalment of the pleasingly superannuated west London comedy. Phil (John Cleese) self-combusts on realising that Wendy's book of animal stories mirrors his own life, and social services spring a surprise on scammer Roger by giving him what he wanted - almost.
Mike Bradley, The Guardian, 23rd August 2019
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