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Brief Encounters

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A series of ten short dramas from BBC Daytime - stars include Ralf Little, Keith Barron, Frances Barber and Imogen Stubbs.

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8th May 2006 - 19th May 2006
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Imogen Stubbs
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Cake Still
Cake
8th May 2006

Episode 1

Julie is a single mother and a checkout girl with a flash but completely undedicated boyfriend. She's fast approaching her 30th birthday when she finds a tape of her 16-year-old self, dreaming up great plans for love and life. Julie feels like her life has somehow drifted away, so what will it take to put her back on track?

All in a Day's Work Still
All in a Day's Work
9th May 2006

Episode 2

Steve is highly strung and heavily sarcastic. His chirpy colleague, Dorothy, has been trying to help him get over a girlfriend who left him six months ago but he's still miserable. When he loses his job, Steve's bitterness becomes unbearable. To make matters worse, Dorothy insists on taking Steve shopping to find a new love.

Life's Like That Still
Life's Like That
10th May 2006

Episode 3

When gentle spinster Edith Knight comes into some money, her avaricious relatives are round like a shot trying to get their hands on the loot. But Edith isn't quite as innocent as she appears.

Lost and Found Still
Lost and Found
11th May 2006

Episode 4

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Hot or Not Still
Hot or Not
12th May 2006

Episode 5

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Semi-Detached Still
Semi-Detached
15th May 2006

Episode 6

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Small Things Still
Small Things
16th May 2006

Episode 7

Simon and Natalie have just moved in together and things are going swimmingly. Until Natalie awakens one night to discover they've got a small visitor. When Simon chooses to catch 40 winks instead of a mouse, an argument begins. Soon the new guest is threatening to tear the happy household apart. But in this romantic comedy could there be something bigger at play? Small Things: it isn't about the mouse.

Ted Still
Ted
17th May 2006

Episode 8

Ted is a northern comic who's seen better days. Working class, irascible, gregarious, he always has to be centre of attention. His ambitious, upwardly mobile and humourless son Daniel couldn't be more different, and relations are strained. On the day of his birthday, Ted turns up unannounced and uninvited to his son's dinner party, and sets in motion an explosive and surprising chain of events which force father and son to see their relationship in a whole new light.

One Night in White Satin Still
One Night in White Satin
18th May 2006

Episode 9

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All in the Mind Still
All in the Mind
19th May 2006

Episode 10

Amy gets knocked over by a bike rider. After coming around in hospital, she begins hearing the thoughts of others and suspects her husband is having an affair.

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