1. Balancing Act

Available for 28 days

Gillian lives with her 19-year-old daughter and elderly mother, plus her beloved boxer dog. Life is a constant balancing act, lived in the eye of the storm. Everything in the garden is not quite as lovely as Gillian and her boyfriend would like it to be, as he sets to work to create an Eden in the suburbs and battles with major resistance from Bernice and Chloe. Starring Paola Dionisotti. Series of five parts based on the original stories by Michele Hanson. Written by Michele Hanson and Sally Warboyes. Gillian ... Paola Dionisotti Bernice ... Edna Doré Chloe ... Luisa Bradshaw-White Boyfriend ... John Rowe Rosemary ... Angela Down Ben ... Andrew Falvey Director: Marilyn Imrie First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1998.