Talking To Chickens
- Radio comedy drama
- BBC Radio 4
- 2022
- 1 episode
Darkly comic drama about an eccentric octogenarian and a menopausal doctor. Stars Susan Jameson, Rosie Cavaliero, Dennis Herdman and Danny Hughes.
Key details
- Genre
- Comedy Drama
- Broadcast
- 2022
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 1
- Stars
- Susan Jameson, Rosie Cavaliero, Dennis Herdman and Danny Hughes
- Writer
- Christine Entwisle
- Director
- Kirsty Williams
Darkly comic, heart-warming drama by award-winning writer, Christine Entwisle.
Toots is an octogenarian living unhappily in a care home. She wants more outdoor days, she wants her allotment back and she wants to see her chickens.
Carol is sent to assess Toots. But Carol is menopausal and struggling with a variety of unhelpful symptoms.
When Carol forces open Toots' window to relieve a hot flush and then forgets to shut it, Toots makes a break for it.
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 20th October 2022 at 2:15pm on BBC Radio 4
- Episode length
- 45 minutes