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Radio 4,29 Dec 2020,28 mins

Pilot – All About Selina

Whatever Happened to Baby Jane Austen?

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Florence Ransom is a literary novelist, known for the Booker Prize winning Pennant Days. Her sister is Selina Mountjoy a movie star and glamorous celebrity. The two sisters have avoided each other for decades, but when Selina returns to Britain to promote her kiss and tell autobiography, Kiss And Tell, the two are forced together once more. As Selina’s popularity outweighs Florence’s, with big bucks book deals and TV appearances, Florence vents her jealousy at her daughter Lucy and PA Mrs Ragnarrok. But Selina turns out to be broke and threatens to reveal her sister’s guilty secret unless Florence lets Selina move in with her… “The leads’ natural chemistry, plus David Quantick’s witty script… make for an enjoyable comedy with series potential” The Observer “It’s as slick, dark and funny as one would expect – but surely this cannot be a one-off? The ending alone leaves us begging for a series” Radio Times “French and Saunders sparkle with a magic that is so rarely heard in new radio comedies that I’d almost forgotten it was possible” Daily Telegraph Written by David Quantick Florence - Dawn French Selina - Jennifer Saunders Mrs Ragnarrok - Josette Simon Lucy - Lisa McGrillis All the men - Alistair McGowan Producer: Liz Anstee, a CPL production for ˿ Radio 4

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