{"product_id":"book-g9ii","title":"Clare in the Community: The Complete Series 1-6","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first six series of the Sony Award-winning sitcom about a social worker with all the right jargon, but none of the practical solutions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Completely engaging... beautifully observed characters and lots of very funny material'\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Sony Judges\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeet Clare Barker, the social worker who likes nothing more than sorting out other people's problems (while failing to deal with her own). Wracked with guilt over being white, middle-class and heterosexual, she has a dedicated social conscience (unless it's inconvenient for her) and lives to interfere in other people's lives - both on a personal and professional basis. Bearing the brunt of her control freakery and lack of self-awareness are her family, colleagues and long-suffering teacher partner, Brian - all of whom have their own frustrations, disappointments and dramas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn these six series, Clare and Brian try to shore up their rocky relationship, as Brian contemplates proposing, persuades Clare to attend couples counselling, and considers splitting up. Will their baby son, Thomas Paine, bring them back together - or will new nanny Nali prove a further obstacle to domestic bliss? Meanwhile, the Sparrowhawk Family Centre is threatened with closure, and the team are joined by new member Libby - 'an Aussie and a lesbo', proud to be both, and after Clare's job...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on the long-running cartoon strip in the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e's 'Society' section, this wonderfully entertaining series stars \u003cb\u003eSally Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e as Clare and \u003cb\u003eAlex Lowe\u003c\/b\u003e as Brian, alongside an ensemble cast including \u003cb\u003eNina Conti, Richard Lumsden, Ellen Thomas, Gemma Craven, Liza Tarbuck, Andrew Wincott \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eSarah Kendall\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eProduction credits\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Harry Venning and David Ramsden\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Katie Tyrrell\u003cbr\u003eExecutive Producer: Paul Schlesinger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eCast\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClare - \u003cb\u003eSally Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrian - \u003cb\u003eAlex Lowe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMegan\/Nali - \u003cb\u003eNina Conti\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRay - \u003cb\u003eRichard Lumsden\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIrene - \u003cb\u003eEllen Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHelen - \u003cb\u003eGemma Craven\/Liza Tarbuck\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimon - \u003cb\u003eAndrew Wincott\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLibby - \u003cb\u003eSarah Kendall\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOther parts played by members of the cast\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith Paul Chequer, Emily Wachter, Nicholas Boulton, Helen Longworth, Stephan Hogan, Richenda Carey, Alex Tregear, Sartaj Garewal, Bharti Patel, Delroy Brown, Vicki Pepperdine, John Cummins, Gerard McDermott, George Harris, Roy Hudd, Brigit Forsyth, Phil Davis, Christine Kavanagh, Lewis MacLeod, Mel Hudson, Geraldine McNulty, Mark Straker, Joseph Kloska, Martin Hyder, Shaban Arifi, Anna Bengo, Rad Lazar, Ben Onwukwe, Sam Pamphilon, Lloyd Thomas, Donnla Hughes, Chris Pavlo, Philip Pope, Rosemary Leach, Doreen Mantle, Jess Robinson and Paterson Joseph.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 26 November-31 December 2004 (Series 1), 4 November-9 December 2005 (Series 2), 18 December 2006-22 January 2007 (Series 3), 16 January-20 February 2008 (Series 4), 18 February-25 March 2009 (Series 5), 31 May-5 July 2010 (Series 6)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49361791942960,"sku":"BDg9ii","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/g9ii-cover.jpg?v=1759262658","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-g9ii","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}