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Pat and Margaret
by Victoria Wood
adapted for radio by John Foley

"When you deal with me, Claire, think icon."

Pat is the glamorous face of an American soap opera; Margaret, a waitress in a motorway cafe in Lancashire. Sisters who've not seen each other for 27 years. Brought together in the glare of a popular TV show, they have no choice but to seem thrilled. But a darker past lies behind their reunion.

Pat ..... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Margaret ..... Sarah Lancashire
Maeve ..... Imelda Staunton
Claire ..... Claire Skinner
Jim ..... Andrew Dunn
Jim's Mum ..... Thelma Barlow
Vera ..... Rachel Davies
Billy ..... Danny Webb
Nosey Neighbour ..... Lynda Baron
Stella ..... Joanna Monro
Bella ..... Sally Orrock
Martin ..... Philip Lowrie
Daisy ..... Deeivya Meir
Driver ..... Adeel Akhtar
Hotel Manager ..... Sam Dale
Floor Assistant ..... Iain Batchelor

Director: Marion Nancarrow

"I'm glamorous, attractive, I have enough sexual charisma to open a factory. She's fat, Northern, working class - of course she wants to be my sister."

Victoria Wood's bitter-sweet comedy has its first radio airing on Christmas Day.

In the 50th anniversary year of "Coronation Street" the production sees a number of its former stars re-united - Sarah Lancashire (who played Racquel), Thelma Barlow (Mavis), Andrew Dunn (Roger Stiles) and Philip Lowrie (who played Elsie Tanner's son). Imelda Staunton (star of Vera Drake) is the Irish talk-show host and Claire Skinner (from Outnumbered) the earnest assistant, Claire. Lynda Baron (Open All Hours) plays a cameo role of the nosy neighbour, Rachel Davies (Boon) is Mum and Danny Webb (Alien 3) the reporter, Billy.