Smelling of Roses was a BBC Radio 4 comedy series starring Prunella Scales and written by Simon Brett. There were four series, each of six episodes, broadcast from 2000 to 2003. The series was produced and directed by Maria Esposito (some episodes were directed by Brett). Scales stars as Rosie Burns, manager of her own event management business in Brighton, "In Any Event". The series also stars Arabella Weir as Rosie's daughter Kate, Rebecca Callard as Kate's daughter Jo, Duncan Preston as Bob, the company accountant, harbouring unrequited passion for Rosie, and Annette Badland as Tess, the remaining member of staff, whose love life with her (unheard) partner Kevin is a recurring topic. Typically of Brett, intergenerational female relationships were the unifying theme of the series: Kate has just returned to England after a long spell working abroad during which she has left her daughter to be brought up by Rosie. The format of the show allowed different, and usually difficult, clients to appear in each episode such as the old disc jockey Kenny Truman (as played by Chris Emmett)[1][2] and radio station Gleam FM in the Talking to One Person episode.

Episode list

SeriesEpisodeTitleFirst broadcast
11Wise After the Event3 May 2000
2Out to Launch10 May 2000
3Positive Thinking17 May 2000
4Sleeping Partners24 May 2000
5Survival of the Fittest31 May 2000
6A Good Cause7 June 2000
21Romance is Dead27 June 2001
2French Connections4 July 2001
3The Comeback Kid11 July 2001
4Trade Secrets18 July 2001
5Bill of Fare25 July 2001
6Party Party1 August 2001
31Private Views31 July 2002
2Promises, Promises7 August 2002
3A Closed Book14 August 2002
4Leading a Merry Dance21 August 2002
5A Cheeky Little Number28 August 2002
6The Queen of Song4 September 2002
41A Supporting Role4 August 2003
2Verse Dramas11 August 2003
3Sustainable Development18 August 2003
4Talking to One Person25 August 2003
5Going Back to One's Roots1 September 2003
6The Comfort Man8 September 2003

References

  1. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Smelling of Roses, Series 4, Episode 4".
  2. ↑ "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Schedules".


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