Comedy Writing Legends Prog 2 Part One - Jan Etherington on her hit sitcom Second Thoughts and working with Lynda Bellingham, James Bolam and others - podcast episode cover

Comedy Writing Legends Prog 2 Part One - Jan Etherington on her hit sitcom Second Thoughts and working with Lynda Bellingham, James Bolam and others

Jan 06, 202146 min
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In the second programme in our series 'Comedy Writing Legends' Jan Etherington talks candidly about her huge sitcom hit Second Thoughts which ran for five series on ITV in the 90s. Second Thoughts starred the late Lynda Bellingham, James Bolam, Belinda Lang, Julia Sawalha and Mark Denham.  Here Jan chats to Ashley about how she created the series with her husband and fellow writer Gavin Petrie. 

Future programmes in the  Comedy Writing Legends series will meet the talent behind Porridge, One Foot in the Grave, Man About the House among other great shows.

Look out for lots of interesting shows on Distinct Nostalgia. There's a new drama with June Brown and an interview with Syd Little remembering his comedy partner Eddie Large who died earlier this year from Covid-19 complications plus we've dozens of soap, comedy and film reunions with the stars. 84 hours of entertainment for your enjoyment. Have a trawl through our archive now at www.distinctnostalgia.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

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