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Conversations from a Long Marriage

A BBC Radio 4 Comedy Drama

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Conversations from a Long Marriage

By: Jan Etherington
Narrated by: Joanna Lumley, Roger Allam
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The first six episodes of the BBC radio comedy drama about a couple who have been married for over 40 years but are still passionate about life, love and each other

Joanna Lumley
and Roger Allam play a married couple who met in the Summer of Love and have stayed together ever since. Children of the Sixties, they are still free spirits, drawn together by their love for music and one another.
We follow their conversations from the café to the kitchen table, taking in everyday chores, dealing with problems with long-held friendships and tackling their frustrations with each other. With warmth, wit and honesty, they talk about the indignities of ageing (he has a dodgy knee and is on statins, she resents her new, tri-focal glasses), their desire to still be seen as attractive and their fears and vulnerabilities around growing older.

There's jealousy and talk of affairs, confessions are made and long-held secrets are unearthed - but underlying it all is their enduring love for each other and their desire to keep the passion alive.

Written by award-winning comedy writer and journalist Jan Etherington, and based on her own 35-year marriage, this gentle comedy will ring a bell with couples of all ages.


Starring Joanna Lumley and Roger Allam
Produced by Claire Jones
A BBC Studios Production

©2020 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2020 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Marriage Comedy
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Joanna Lumley and Roger Allum are fabulous in ‘Conversations from a Long Marriage.’ Loved the very British sense of humour.

Conversations from a long marriage

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laughed out loud with the witty repartee. what a great couple who are clearly totally simpatico.

wonderfully entertaining

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This was simply brilliant! I loved every moment Thank you. It was funny, warm and translatable x

loved it!

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Two wonderful actors absolutely believable as a long married but still loving couple. Lots of smiles and laughs in this relatable, humorous and touching story.

Utterly enjoyable!

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I loved every minute of it!! totally engaging every minute. Music very complementary as well.

captivating storyline; stunning performances!!

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It was very entertaining. I laughed out loud at times. I am looking forward to the next series.

I loved it

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