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Ring Around the Bath

UK radio program

Field	Value
show_name	Ring Around the Bath
format	Domestic comedy
runtime	30 minutes
country	United Kingdom
language	English
home_station	BBC Radio 4
starring	Duncan Preston
Penny Downie
Claudie Blakley
Bruce Mackinnon
Daniela Denby-Ashe
Catherine Shepherd
Pippa Haywood
writer	Lucy Clare
Ian Davidson
producer	Elizabeth Freestone
first_aired	8 August 2003
last_aired	6 February 2006
num_series	3
num_episodes	18
audio_format	Stereophonic sound
website	Ring Around the Bath at BBC Radio 4

Penny Downie Claudie Blakley Bruce Mackinnon Daniela Denby-Ashe Catherine Shepherd Pippa Haywood Ian Davidson

Ring Around the Bath is a domestic situation comedy series broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between 2003 and 2006. It was written by Lucy Clare and Ian Davidson and produced by Elizabeth Freestone.

Cast

Duncan Preston as Patrick Bartholomew
Penny Downie (Series 1 and 2) / Pippa Haywood (Series 3) as Stella Bartholomew
Claudie Blakley as Alison Bartholomew
Bruce Mackinnon as Rick Bartholomew
Daniela Denby-Ashe as Egg Bartholomew
Catherine Shepherd as Xanthe

Situation

Stella Bartholomew is a middle-aged mother with a job in a garden centre. She hopes her adult children will move out of their chaotic suburban home so she and her husband can retire to the country. Her cookery-expert husband, Patrick, and the children are much less keen on the idea. Oldest daughter Alison is approaching thirty and works as an estate agent. Son Rick is unable to hold down a steady job. Rick's naïve but eager to help girlfriend Xanthe lives with them. The youngest in the family, Egg, is studying for A-levels.

Episodes

Series One

No.	Episode No.	Title	Original airdate
Title = Return of the Kidi	2003	8	8	df=y}}	EpisodeNumber = 1	EpisodeNumber2 = 1

Series Two

No.	Episode No.	Title	Original airdate
Title = New Ways to Comb Old Gravel	2004	11	1	df=y}}	EpisodeNumber = 7	EpisodeNumber2 = 1

Series Three

No.	Episode No.	Title	Original airdate
Title = Love in a Cottage	2006	1	2	df=y}}	EpisodeNumber = 13	EpisodeNumber2 = 1

Broadcast History

Three series of the show have been broadcast, each with six half-hour episodes. The first series was aired in August and September 2003. The show returned for a second series in November and December 2004. The final series was aired in January and February 2006.

Repeat airings have been made on BBC Radio 7 and BBC Radio 4 Extra.

Critical Reaction

The Guardian found it "tightly scripted" and "horribly realistic".

References

Mahoney, Ellsabeth. "Offspring cleaning", ''The Guardian'' (1959–2003) [London (UK)] 11 Aug 2003: B20

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