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Historia de un niño de nueve años llamado Frankie (Jack Mcelhone) y de su madre, Lizzie (Emily Mortimer), que siempre están moviéndose de un lugar para otro. Como no quiere contarle a su hijo la verdad, Lizzie se ha inventado una historia para satisfacer la curiosidad del pequeño Frankie. Cada cierto tiempo manda una carta a Frankie de su supuesto padre, que está embarcado en un navío viajando a tierras lejanas.
Ellen
Four students working in a factory cause emotional, as well as industrial catastrophe, for when theory and reality meet it is the 'Silly Season'.
Careers advisor
Mature student, divorcee and mother of three, Josie, finds the social pressures in and out of university more demanding than her academic studies.
Telephone Operator
'Five days of darkness then. Unless you get it together we will have five days of darkness. And on the sixth day you will say, let there be light, and no doubt it'll an be such an effort that on the seventh day you'll have to rest!'. TV play by Sean McCarthy.
It's the day of the Orange Parade in Glasgow, but for Jon, the thrill of leading the parade and swinging the mace soon turns to horror as he learns the truth behind the costumes and songs.
Betsie Hawkins
When Alison unexpectedly falls pregnant after a brief encounter with Alex (David Hayman's first TV role) they decide to marry. The joining of two seemingly different families opens into a witty and audacious tale, which caused uproar after its first broadcast in 1972. An early triumph for Peter McDougall, when it was proclaimed the most exciting writing debut since John Osborne's Look Back in Anger.
