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Love in Recovery: Series 1 & 2

By: Pete Jackson
Narrated by: Sue Johnston, John Hannah, Eddie Marsan, Rebecca Front, Paul Kaye, Julia Deakin, Samantha Bond
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Summary

Sue Johnston, John Hannah and Eddie Marsan are among the stars of this spellbinding, hilarious and uplifting comedy drama. Set entirely at a series of weekly Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, these 13 episodes also feature Rebecca Front, Paul Kaye, Julia Deakin and Samantha Bond.

Love in Recovery follows the lives of five very different recovering alcoholics. Eddie Marsan is Andy, the sweet but simple group leader. Sue Johnston is Julie, who's been known to have the odd relapse here and there - and everywhere. John Hannah is Simon, a snide journalist with a big secret. Rebecca Front is the snobby and guarded Fiona, who used to be a banker who had it all and then lost the lot. Paul Kaye is Danno, a dodgy geezer with no front teeth but a lot of heart.

During the course of two series and a special Christmas episode, we hear them get to know each other, get on each other's nerves, laugh, argue, fall apart, fall in love and, most importantly, tell their stories.

Written and created by Pete Jackson, Love in Recovery is inspired by his own road to recovery.

©2016 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2016 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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Superb script. Superb acting. Lots of funny moment’s. Sad at times. Very heartwarming. The characters were so believable. I didn’t want this series to end. More please

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BBC Radio 4 comedy not to be missed.

Loved every minute of this fabulous comedy. Every character has both a sad but funny story to tell. I expecially liked the opening scene in each episode with Eddie Marsan and Julia Deakin.

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very enjoyable

really good idea to put short interesting stories together, excellent choice of performers. highly recommend 👍

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Great series

This surprised me, I like comedy and the depth of feeling in the series was a shock. Real people, flawed, broken but carrying on with their lives worth every minute

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funny and sobering

I really enjoyed this. It's funny, serious and endearing. Clever writing and a great cast.

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Amazing - so sad when it ended

It's rare that you have to limit yourself at a time in order to savour it. The warmth and humanity of the characters with laugh out loud moments make this one of the best audiobooks I have heard.

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it's not anything amazing but if your the sort of person that use to / or still do listen to radio 4 then this is a mundane comedy drama . the characters are a little catch cheesy especially the cleaner . but it's a pleasant time filler while your doing something else ,, that being said I've found too much in one go a bit too much ,. there's not much else to say as it covers it quite well in the synopsis ..

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I needed each week, just like the characters!

Engaging, beautiful, powerful, personable, funny, emotive journey with each character. I definitely recommend it!

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superb...radio drama at its best!

Good actors..Great script.Would highly recommend this podcast as a captivating piece of work..Really first class.✔✔✔

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Best audio I've listened to this year

I've been off sick the last couple of months unable to use my eyes and I've been listening to lots of audio books (probably over 50 or so). I've listened to a lot of good stuff but this series stands out. Brilliant writing, excellent characterisation and a superb cast.

There's a slightly tedious running gag with the cleaner before each episode starts, but that aside (and it's no more than a little repetitive) the rest of the group is funny, moving and very believable.

I found this from a recommendation from another reviewer and I'm so glad I did. Strongly suggest it for lovers of Bleasdale, Bennet and dark comedy

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