Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | A New Challenge | 20200713 | 20240722 (BBC7) 20240723 (BBC7) | Ellen's children are becoming increasingly independent. She feels ready to take on a new challenge and return to full-time work. What could possibly go wrong? Ellen - Gabriel Quigley Simon / Gary ... - Stuart McQuarrie Kathy - Sally Reid Mother - Anne Lacey As Ellen's children gain independence, she feels ready for work. What could go wrong? As Ellen's children gain independence, she feels ready for work. What could possibly go wrong? Starring Gabriel Quigley. |
| 02 | Overdoing It? | 20200714 | 20240723 (BBC7) 20240724 (BBC7) | Hungry for a new challenge, Ellen has bagged her dream-job. But she's also found herself chairing the PTA. Has she bitten off more than she can chew? Ellen - Gabriel Quigley Simon - Stuart McQuarrie Kathy ... - Sally Reid Mother - Anne Lacey Alan ... - Jordan Young Lydea - Isobel McArthur Has Ellen bitten off more than she can chew? Ellen returns to full-time work full of positivity. But has she bitten off more than she can chew? Starring Gabriel Quigley. |
| 03 | Pressure | 20200715 | 20240724 (BBC7) 20240725 (BBC7) | The pressure of balancing a full-time job, parenting and the PTA seems almost impossible to Ellen. When will she realise that the best thing to do when you're in a hole is to stop digging? Ellen ... - Gabriel Quigley Simon / Gary - Stuart McQuarrie Kathy - Sally Reid Alan / Coach - Jordan Young Lydea ... - Isobel McArthur The pressure of balancing a job, parenting and the PTA seems almost impossible to Ellen. The pressure of balancing a full-time job, parenting and the PTA seems almost impossible to Ellen. Starring Gabriel Quigley. |
| 04 | Christmas | 20200716 | 20240725 (BBC7) 20240726 (BBC7) | Ellen is juggling a full-time job, her family and the PTA. Her work don't even know that she has children. The pressure is on. And the last thing she needs is to spend Christmas with her judgmental mother and her smug step-sister. Ellen ... - Gabriel Quigley Simon - Stuart McQuarrie Mother - Anne Lacey Sarah / Lydea ... - Isobel McArthur Kathy ... - Sally Reid Alan ... - Jordan Young The last thing Ellen needs is to spend Christmas with her mother and step-sister. The last thing Ellen needs is to spend Christmas with her judgmental mother and her smug step-sister. Starring Gabriel Quigley. |
| 05 | Too Much | 20200717 | 20240726 (BBC7) 20240727 (BBC7) | Ellen's been juggling too much for too long. The pressure of running the PTA from your office, whilst pretending not to have children is getting to her. Will the truth finally out? Ellen ... - Gabriel Quigley Simon ... - Stuart McQuarrie Lydea ... - Isobel McArthur Are Ellen's lies about to catch up with her? Ellen's been juggling too many plates for too long. Are her lies about to catch up with her? Starring Gabriel Quigley. |
| OMNI | 20240728 | 20240729 (BBC7) | Ellen's children are becoming increasingly independent and she feels ready to take on a new challenge and return to full-time work. What could possibly go wrong? Gill Sims' second comic novel about Ellen, a funny, feisty and stressed-out working-mum. Omnibus of five episodes dramatised by Christine Entwisle. Ellen - Gabriel Quigley Simon/Gary . - Stuart McQuarrie Kathy - Sally Reid Mother - Anne Lacey Alan/Coach . - Jordan Young Lydea/Sarah - Isobel McArthur Director: Kirsty Williams. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2020. Ellen feels ready to return to full-time work. What could possibly go wrong? Ellen feels ready to take on a new challenge and return to full-time work. What could possibly go wrong? With Gabriel Quigley. |