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Peter Tinniswood Episodes

  1. The Wireless Lady

    Winifred Leslie, the Grande Dame of radio drama, feels forgotten. Stars Billie Whitelaw.

  2. Stoker Leishman's Diaries

    The diaries of Leishman's South Pole attempt become the focus of an avaricious family.

  3. The Packer

    Retired removal man Gladwyn Jebb is obsessed with his job, but cannot tell the truth.

  5. Next Time We Might Play Better

    An inept quartet of musicians' fervent aim is to improve.

  6. On the Whole It's Been Jolly Good

    Maurice Denham is ex-MP Plympton Makepeace, reflecting on 60 glorious years in The House.

  7. Pen Pals

    Transatlantic pen pals since 11, Fay is terrified when Beth says she is coming to visit.

  8. The Village Fete

    When Nancy and her family move to the country, everything goes wrong. Can anyone help?

  9. Crossing the Frontier

    Jean is 38, attractive and married. On a cruise, she finds her values being challenged.

  10. I Always Take Long Walks

    Dame Judi Dench, playing the wife of a man addicted to cricket, shares private thoughts.

  11. A Very Rare Bird Indeed

    A lonely woman waits in a remote Welsh hotel for her philandering husband.

  12. The Sitter

    A new visitor inspires memories of Bulldog's death-defying flights and exotic love affairs

  13. Call It a Canary

    Carter's wife has left him, but can he stand the pace of his new life of freedom?

  14. A Touch of Daniel

    As Carter Brandon struggles for love, the only person who understands is his baby cousin.

  15. The Last Obit

    Billie Whitelaw stars as an obituarist living in her own very particular world.

  16. The Scan

    Compulsive talker Ernest seeks reassurance from a protective nurse.

  17. Visitors

    The dramatist's final play observes the brevity of life and the frailty of love.

  18. Dorothy, a Manager's Wife

    A resentful soccer spouse rants about the game and her football manager husband.

  19. Mr Reliable

    It is Mr Openshaw's job to listen to people, except when he visits Mrs Flenswick.

  20. The Duvet Lady

    Wrapped in a duvet, Edna recalls younger days. Will she emerge for an evening engagement?

  21. On the Train to Chemnitz

    Vivid storytellers Aubrey and Dorinda inhabit a claustrophobic world fuelled by guilt.

  22. Anton in Eastbourne

    Set in a hotel, Peter Tinniswood's last play was created for Chekhov admirer Paul Scofield

  23. Age Gap

    Two women are thrown together in a rest home. Dark comedy about growing older.

  24. The House Swap

    Sid is an American struggling to come to terms with English life. Stars Penelope Wilton.

  25. The Governor's Consort

    Lady Edith's life-changing boat ride to the South Atlantic.