A Hard Time to Be a Father by Fay Weldon
4 Extra Debut. A new father is put to bed and cared for as though he鈥檚 the one who鈥檚 given birth. Stars Robert Glenister.
A young man is being treated for couvade 鈥� a South Sea Island custom.
On the arrival of a new child, the father is put to bed and cared for as if he were physically affected - and as if he鈥檇 given birth himself.
Fay Weldon鈥檚 comic satire set in the bustling ward of a large city hospital.
Starring Robert Glenister.
As patients arrive and tempers fray, Weldon's sharply observed comedy exposes the absurdities of modern life, relationships and gender expectations.
The Young Man ... Robert Glenister
Nurse ... Hilary MacLean
Delia ... Carolyn Backhouse
Triage Nurse ... Janet Dale
Caring Woman ... June Barrie
Mrs Oliphant ... Phyllida Nash
Receptionist ... Jenny Funnell
Rugby Player ... John Telfer
Al ... Clarence Smith
Toff ... Christian Rodska
Male Nurse ... Cornelius Garrett
Seraph ... Jessica Jones-Berney
Writer: Fay Weldon
Directed by Shaun MacLoughlin
First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in November 1995.
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