Episode 5
A date with an immensely tall woman from Wiltshire has only succeed in making Richard feel even more insignificant. And then his son, Toby tells him a few unpalatable home-truths.
Richard Fallon MP (Roger Allam) has recovered from having his Twitter account catastrophically hijacked but has been dabbling with dating websites with little success. A date with an immensely wealthy Amazon whose father owns half of Wiltshire makes Richard feel even more insignificant. But when Toby points out that his whole life philosophy is based upon a lie, Richard is forced to take stock of his function in life and whether his role as an MP has any purpose whatsoever.
Frances Tomelty ..... Martha
Roger Allam ..... Richard
Written by ..... Shelagh Stephenson
Produced & Directed by ..... Eoin O'Callaghan
Shelagh Stephenson is the author of A Short History of Longing, and Guests Are Like Fish, for Radio 4. She is an Olivier award winner for her play The Memory of Water and won Sony and Writer’s Guild awards with her plays, Darling Peidi and Five Kinds of Silence. Her new play The English will be produced by Hampstead Theatre in 2019.
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