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Gillian

Episode 2 of 6

Gillian doesn鈥檛 want to join the group, not even for a biscuit - she just wants listening to. With Samantha Bond. From 2016.

The group have a visitor with a story to tell.

Gillian doesn't want to join their group, she doesn't want to wait her turn, she doesn't even want a biscuit - she just wants to be listened to.

Continuing the award-nominated comedy drama set in Alcoholics Anonymous, written by Pete Jackson and inspired by his own road to recovery.

It follows the lives of five very different recovering alcoholics. Taking place entirely at their weekly meetings, we hear them moan, argue, laugh, fall apart, fall in love and - most importantly - tell their stories.

Gillian ...... Samantha Bond
Marion ...... Julia Deakin
Fiona ...... Rebecca Front
Simon ...... John Hannah
Julie ...... Sue Johnston
Danno ...... Paul Kaye
Andy ...... Eddie Marsan

Writer Pete Jackson is a recovering alcoholic and has spent time in Alcoholics Anonymous. It was there he found support from the unlikeliest group of disparate souls - with one common bond. As well as offering the support he needed throughout a difficult time, AA also offered a weekly, sometimes daily, dose of hilarity, upset, heartbreak and friendship.

There are lots of different kinds of AA meetings. Love in Recovery is about meetings where people tell their stories. There are funny stories, sad stories, stories of small victories and milestones, stories of loss, stories of hope, and those stories that you really shouldn't laugh at - but still do, along with the storyteller.

Written and created by Pete Jackson

Producer/Director: Ben Worsfield

A Lucky Giant production for 大象传媒 Radio 4 first broadcast in March 2016.

28 minutes

Last on

Fri 28 Feb 2020 23:00

Credits

Role Contributor
Gillian Samantha Bond
Marion Julia Deakin
Fiona Rebecca Front
Simon John Hannah
Julie Sue Johnston
Danno Paul Kaye
Andy Eddie Marsan
Writer Pete Jackson
Producer Ben Worsfield
Director Ben Worsfield

Broadcasts

  • Tue 22 Mar 2016 23:00
  • Tue 27 Mar 2018 18:30
  • Tue 3 Apr 2018 07:30
  • Tue 3 Apr 2018 17:30
  • Tue 3 Apr 2018 22:00
  • Wed 4 Apr 2018 05:30
  • Fri 28 Feb 2020 23:00

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