Episode 4, Season 4 finds Helen dozing on a park bench on a lovely warm day. A kindly stranger interrupts her, and the ensuing conversation takes some surprising twists and turns. So, what is the difference between a mathematician and a clown?  Listen in

Episode 3 sees the return of English actress Jane Vicary in the role of Helen's friend Pattie, old college chum and one-time opera singer. Pattie has  retired to a large village in the heart of Hampshire, and finds herself increasingly involved in th

Episode 2  and Helen has received a lovely gift from her friend Sola. Sola's husband Deji answers the phone and a conversation  dealing with recalcitrant teenagers ensues.  Tayo Aluko reprises his role as Deji, who first appeared in Episode 2 of Seas

Episode 1 of Season 4 kicks off with Helen calling up her daughter Janey for help.  This doesn't happen often, so it must be something very serious.  She is about to celebrate her 78th birthday, so it's possible she's also about to get the

Episode 12, bring Season 3 to a close.  Susie has been delegated to try to find out why Helen, her grandmother, is so unhappy.  It's obvious Helen doesn't want her memoir to be published, but no one can understand why, and her family are very wo

Episode 11, Season 3.  Helen is in her late 70s, but no-one who knows her would say she's afraid of a challenge.  However...  Something is deeply troubling her about the possible publication of her memoir, and Joey—her oldest friend and also her publ

Episode 10. Helen's elder sister, Marian, has dementia, but she still manages to phone up from Rockhampton in Australia for a chat. Helen has a problem with the memoir she was commissioned to write, but which she really doesn't want to have publ

Episode 9 finds Helen at the Cheese Shop Cafe, meeting up with daughter Janey and Andrea, the extremely glamorous publicist from New York, in town to promote Janey's new book. Or is she?  Charlie is back in his old job, but without the fake accent th

Episode 8: Helen and Sadie are in their late 70s.  Is it too late for the next thing in their lives to be a Big Thing?  Sadie's memoir has been published, and Helen calls up to congratulate her. Sadie is making a big effort to return to life on the o

Episode 7, and Helen is having a hard time waking up. If only she could figure out what day it is.   But Janey isn't far away, although that leads to even more confusion.  This week, we welcome guest artist Lyndsay Sweeney from Houston TX in the role