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May To December. Image shows from L to R: Zoe Angell (Eve Matheson), Alec Callendar (Anton Rodgers). Copyright: Cinema Verity
May To December

May To December

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1989 - 1994
  • 39 episodes (6 series)

Middle-aged solicitor Alec Callender meets Zoe Angell, a PE teacher much younger than himself. Despite the age gap, romance soon blossoms. Stars Anton Rodgers, Eve Matheson, Lesley Dunlop, Paul Venables, Frances White and more.

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Series 1, Episode 2 - Fools Rush In

Zoe flees in tears when she sees her husband's new girlfriend in Alec's partner's office. After calming down, she calls Alec and invites him out to lunch.

Further details

Alec arranges to meet Zoë for lunch to discuss her divorce. The lunch goes very well as the two discover that they have a shared love of musical theatre. Alec is rather disturbed by the fact that he finds Zoë attractive, after all he's old enough to be her father and thinks maybe he should refer her to another solicitor. Zoë meanwhile is thinking the same. Miles however tells Alec that he should ask Zoë out, after all he reasons Zoë and Alec are both single adults.

Zoë tries to take her mind off Alec by trying to get her sort-of boyfriend and colleague Roy Morgan Jones interested in something rather more cultural than watching rugby by dragging him round an art gallery. Alec's daughter Simone meanwhile has asked him and Jamie to Sunday lunch. Alec is less than impressed when he discovers that she has invited a widow called Mrs Dawlish in the hope that Alec might decide to settle down with her in his latter years. Alec has nothing in common with her however and thanks to a fake phone call from Jamie he manages to escape.

The next day at work Alec comes to a decision. He calls up Zoë and invites her to go with him to the theatre to see a musical version of Midsummer Night's Dream.

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 9th April 1989
Time
7:45pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Anton Rodgers Alec Callendar
Eve Matheson Zoe Angell
Paul Venables Jamie Callendar
Frances White Miss Flood
Rebecca Lacey Hilary
Carolyn Pickles Simone
Clive Francis Miles
Paul Raynor Roy
Guest cast
Rosemary Leach Avril
Paula Jacobs Doreen
Writing team
Paul Mendelson Writer
Production team
Sydney Lotterby Director
Sydney Lotterby Producer
Verity Lambert Executive Producer
John Jarvis Editor
Chris Wadsworth Editor
Valerie Warrender Production Designer
John Hearne Costume Designer
Ann Rayment Make-up Designer
Ron Bristow Lighting Designer

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