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Play for Today: Not for the Likes of Us (BBC, 1980)
"It was a relief when she married you, I'm telling you. That'll calm her down, I thought, stop these crazy ideas. Mind you, I can't say that it did. Do you remember that spiritualism craze she had, when she was carrying Paul? Eight months pregnant and trying to contact other worlds! I said to her, that baby will be born funny in the head."
#play for today#not for the likes of us#single play#gilly fraser#tim king#1980#classic tv#pam st. clement#terry scully#carole hayman#betty hardy#veronique choolhun#debbie killingback#james belchamber#dawn hope#norman bacon#ena cabayo#tim whitnall#graham padden#carl campbell#a warm hearted and really rather tender piece. St. Clements stars as Connie‚ a middle aged woman with two jobs‚ two kids and a husband and#who is experiencing.. not a midlife crisis‚ by any means‚ but rather a moment of middle aged realisation and awareness#an awakening might be a better term: feeling invisible‚ unappreciated and overlooked‚ Connie begins to think for the first time about what#it is she wants and needs. this includes indulging in some fantasy moments‚ but honestly these daydream sequences (quite apart from being#somewhat insensitive in their depictions of imaginary 'native' black characters) aren't really needed at all and are probably a mistake;#the play works better when it commits to Connie's real world experiences and her gradual opening up to new experiences and ideas in an#attempt to find some missing part of her life. dreamy bits aside‚ Fraser's script is very strong‚ with clear feminist influences and an#unexpected (but very welcome) subtext of body positivity. the final scene is a beautiful but entirely natural expansion on the themes and#ideas established‚ and handled with true dignity. a brave piece in many ways‚ not least for St. Clements (whose weight and appearance would#sadly be much commented on later in her career when she took her most famous role in Eastenders).
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George and Debbie Killingback, the “new girlfriend” from Last Christmas, circa 1984. She sat next to him during the infamous Dinner Stare scene.
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