The Married Man
Clare's latest love affair proves difficult to keep secret from her granny. Stars Prunella Scales and Joan Sanderson. From 1986.
'Many people have found that a couple of months negotiating gear levers in golf-club car parks can rather take the edge off romance.'
Clare's latest love affair proves difficult to keep secret from granny Eleanor.
Simon Brett's comedy about three generations of women - struggling to cope after the death of Sarah's GP husband - who never quite manage to see eye to eye.
Sarah ...... Prunella Scales
Eleanor ...... Joan Sanderson
Russell ...... Benjamin Whitrow
Clare ...... Gerry Cowper
Four radio series were made, but instead of moving to BBC TV - Thames Television produced 'After Henry' for the ITV network.
Producer: Pete Atkin
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1986.
Last on
More episodes
Previous
Broadcasts
Wed 9 Jul 2008 17:30BBC Radio 7- Thu 10 Jul 2008 06:00BBC Radio 7
- Wed 1 Apr 2009 17:00BBC Radio 7
- Thu 2 Apr 2009 06:30BBC Radio 7
- Tue 30 Mar 2010 09:00BBC Radio 7
- Tue 30 Mar 2010 17:00BBC Radio 7
- Wed 31 Mar 2010 04:00BBC Radio 7
- Fri 3 Aug 2012 09:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 4 Aug 2012 02:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 12 Sep 2014 17:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 13 Sep 2014 05:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 12 Jan 2018 09:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 12 Jan 2018 16:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 13 Jan 2018 04:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 13 May 2020 08:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 13 May 2020 12:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 13 May 2020 19:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 20 Jan 2022 08:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 20 Jan 2022 12:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 20 Jan 2022 19:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 5 Aug 2026 07:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 5 Aug 2026 12:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 5 Aug 2026 18:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 6 Aug 2026 02:00BBC Radio 4 Extra