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Private Notes
Mrs Palfrey tries hard to be accepted by the other residents at the Claremont. But then she meets Ludo and a real friendship begins.
They are all 'in' for life so the pleasures are sparse, and strictly of their own making. Their really big event is the Christmas pantomime, only this year they have lost their star. Mother Bear has escaped. Still, there is some consolation. The new arrival looks a likely Goldilocks.
'There's one or two who'll be after him,' says Woodbine - and he knows all their weaknesses.
An amateur operatic society is preparing a Gilbert and Sullivan production, and someone new is needed for the role of Jack Point - but who will break this to the veteran who's always done it?
Dean has a rare talent. He can be made happy. He exudes happiness and confidence like a rare blossom. Both Sarah in the past, and Julia now, could do this for him. But where are they now that he is alone in Battersea Park with two suitcases and no memory?
It is Wakes Week in the potteries. The factory is deserted but for three 'sparks' on a crash maintenance job. Maurice and Arthur are old hands, but young Bernie is green and not just with the wiring. He has conned his way in from somewhere strange. He is secretive about his background. Arthur and Maurice are hard men. They won't be fooled for long...
After ten years of trying, Lavinia, and a large team of medics, finally manage to produce a live baby. She should now be able to start living her dream, but what happens next is not at all the paradise she has been looking forward to.
A young farmgirl begins a romance with an artist
An elderly politician looks back over his career while being interviewed by a TV producer
A pet shop owner forsakes his religious beliefs when his daughter gets cancer
A conservative vicar's son alienates himself from his family when he finds out he's adopted
Further adventures of three Derbyshire miners
The exploitation of the Scottish land and its people from the 18th century to the present
A young man persuades a woman that he is her son
The friendship of two residents of a retirement home ends up in marriage
