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Karen and gay husband Jack are called to account by their surprisingly grown-up teenagers. Naomi and Ella are having to work things out in spite of their self-absorbed parents.

Ella goes off to meet her online buddy RadActJim - on her own, even though Naomi promised to come with her. Naomi tells her mum about her plans for a boob job and is taken aback by the vehemence of Karen's response. She escapes to work where she takes a call from Ella - who has been arrested.

Where are we, a year on in the life of Jack, Karen and their children? We'll let the girls tell us - this fourth series belongs to them.

Naomi (18) and Ella (16) have had to deal with the seismic changes to family life inflicted on them by their gay dad - and are remarkably sane, considering. Karen's been forced to sell the family home, so the girls live with her in a small flat with an ageing dog.

Naomi's managing a bar and bringing strangers home to her bed. She has no intention of going to university. Ella's throwing herself into local green politics and is determined to keep her beloved dog Bruno alive. Karen works all the time and Jack's preoccupied with his new young boyfriend, The Body. The girls are thrown back on their own resources with mixed success. It's a relief when a crisis forces the family to come back together.

The series features the same cast, led by Greg Wise and Julia Ford, to explore the next chapter of this very modern family.

Writer: Nicholas McInerny
Sound Designer: Eloise Whitmore
Director/Producer: Melanie Harris
Executive Producer ..... Jo Meek

A Sparklab production for 大象传媒 Radio 4.

15 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Ella Izzy Watts
Naomi Katriona Perrett
Karen Julia Ford
Miranda Do帽a Croll
Writer Nicholas McInerny
Director Melanie Harris
Producer Melanie Harris

Broadcasts

  • Thu 29 Jun 2017 10:45
  • Thu 29 Jun 2017 19:45

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