Conversations from a Long Marriage at Christmas
Will a married ‘for ever’ couple’s wish for a perfect Christmas ‘a deux’ come true? Stars Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam. From 2018.
Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam play a couple who have been married ‘for ever’.
Children of the 60s, they’re still free spirits, drawn together by their passion for music and each other.
A two-hander, we follow their dangling conversations, as they prepare for Christmas 'à deux', open their Christmas cards, dissect their neighbours' relationships – and Joanna reveals she’s planned some rather surprising activities for Christmas Day because ‘All I want for Christmas is you’
A late-night phone call means that her Christmas wish may not be granted
Written for Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam by award-winning comedy writer and journalist Jan Etherington.
Jan has been married for 34 years to Gavin Petrie, with whom she has created many hit radio and TV series (Second Thoughts, Next of Kin, Faith in the Future, The Change),
Producer: Claire Jones
A Âé¶¹Éç Studios production for Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2018.
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- Christmas Eve 2018 11:30Âé¶¹Éç Radio 4
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