Clare in the Community

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Clare in the Community
Genre Sitcom
Running time 30 mins
Country United Kingdom
Languages English
Home station BBC Radio 4
Creators Harry Venning
Writers Harry Venning,
David Ramsden
Air dates 26 November 2004 to Present
No. of series 4
No. of episodes 24

Clare in the Community is a British comic strip in The Guardian newspaper, written by Harry Venning. The title is a pun on care in the community.

Clare is a social worker who likes to sort out other people's problems while ignoring her own. She is white, middle class and heterosexual - but doesn't like to be reminded of it. She is a control freak but both her personal and professional lives are out of control.

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[edit] TV pilot

In 2002 ITV commissioned a sitcom based on Harry Venning's comic strip. Two episodes were commissioned and a pilot episode, written by Harry Venning and David Ramsden and starring Julia Sawalha in the title role, was produced by Tiger Aspect. The pilot wasn't picked up for a full series and has never been broadcast.

[edit] Radio series

In 2004 a radio sitcom, co-written by David Ramsden and produced by Katie Tyrell, was made for BBC Radio 4, starring Sally Phillips as Clare. Repeats have also been broadcast on BBC7. Series' 1 to 3 have been released on CD by BBC Audio.

The first series won the Bronze Comedy Award at the 2005 Sony Radio Awards

[edit] Cast

[edit] Series 1 (2004)

  1. 26 November Babysitter
  2. 3 December Adoption
  3. 10 December Glad to be Ray
  4. 17 December Last Words
  5. 24 December Combat Zone
  6. 31 December Stage Fright

[edit] Series 2 (2005)

  1. 4 November Past Caring
  2. 11 November Relax
  3. 18 November Meet the Press
  4. 25 November Brian Come Home
  5. 2 December Mean Streets
  6. 9 December Doolah's Choice

[edit] Series 3 (2006/7)

At the start of the series, Clare & Brian have 'removed themselves from the property chain' and are staying at Simon's flat. Megan's daughter, Brenda, is now almost 1 year old.

  1. 18 December Letter from America
  2. 25 December Merry Christmas Mrs Lawrence
  3. 1 January Brenda's Birthday
  4. 8 January We Need to Talk About Brian
  5. 15 January The Redcap
  6. 22 January Clare's Last Stand

[edit] Series 4 (2008)

  1. 16 January Mother of All Mothers
  2. 23 January A Game of Two Slavs
  3. 30 January And The Winner Is
  4. 6 February Carry On up the Amazon
  5. 13 February My Funny Valentine
  6. 20 February The Long Goodbye

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