May To December
- TV sitcom
- BBC One
- 1989 - 1994
- 39 episodes (6 series)
Middle-aged solicitor Alec Callender meets Zoe Angell, a PE teacher much younger than himself. Despite the age gap, romance soon blossoms. Stars Anton Rodgers, Eve Matheson, Lesley Dunlop, Paul Venables, Frances White and more.
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Series 4, Episode 4 - The Party's Over
Further details
Alec buys a murder mystery game at a church jumble sale and is eager to try it out. He invites Miss Flood, Gerald, Hilary and Jamie for a murder mystery evening. Zoë is feeling a bit under the weather but the evening goes ahead. It is all going well and everyone is really getting into the game and the tension builds until the final round when Hilary ruins everything by telling everyone she's the murderer. After the anti-climax ending everyone goes home. Zoë then feels very ill and thinks there is a problem with her pregnancy. Alec takes her into hospital where she suffers a miscarriage.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 5th April 1992
- Time
- 7:15pm
- Channel
- BBC One
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Anton Rodgers | Alec Callendar |
Lesley Dunlop | Zoe Angell |
Paul Venables | Jamie Callendar |
Frances White | Miss Flood |
Rebecca Lacey | Hilary |
Carolyn Pickles | Simone |
Kate Williams | Dorothy Burgess |
Chrissie Cotterill | Debbie Burgess |
Thomas Chapman | Luke |
Poppy Keeling | Esther |
Bernard Brown | Gerald |
Rhoda Lewis | Doctor |
Stacey Charlesworth | Loretta's Mum |
Milly Gregory | Loretta |
Paul Mendelson | Writer |
John Kilby | Director |
Sharon Bloom | Producer |
Verity Lambert | Executive Producer |
Chris Wadsworth | Editor |
Graham Lough | Production Designer |
Laura Scott | Casting Director |
Laura Ergis | Costume Designer |
Ann Rayment | Make-up Designer |
Ron Bristow | Lighting Designer |
Mark Warman | Composer |