After You've Gone - Series 1, Episode 2 - Silence Of The Clams - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Jimmy discovers more than he wants to know about Diana.

Further details

Jimmy overcompensates for his previous failings as a Father by letting his kids throw a party. Knowing Diana would completely disapprove of this, Jimmy agrees not to tell her and keep her away from the house on party night. Under the pretext of seeking advice on matters "too personal" to discuss around the kids, he invites her to dinner.

At Diana's favourite restaurant, Jimmy discovers that while he and the kids have been sneaking around behind Diana's back, Diana has been sneaking around theirs. Over dinner, Diana notices a certain gentlemen friend, with whom she has an "understanding", dining intimately with another woman.

Meanwhile at the party, Molly's cool school friends and Alex's geeky ones, in fancy dress as their favourite Crustaceans, don't quite mix.

Back at the restaurant, as Diana looks daggers at the two-timing Laurence, Jimmy is still trying to digest the shock and amusement that she has a secret love life. However, seeing how genuinely humiliated Diana is, Jimmy gallantly steps into the breach by pretending to be her bit-of-rough.

Broadcast details

Date

Friday 19th January 2007

Time

8:30pm

Channel

BBC One

Length

30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast

Nicholas Lyndhurst Jimmy Venables
Celia Imrie Diana Neal
Ryan Sampson Alex Venables
Dani Harmer Molly Venables
Amanda Abbington Siobhan Casey
Lee Oakes Kev
Vincent Ebrahim Bobby

Guest cast

Roxanne Ricketts Ellie
Mark Zammit Bradley
Edward Bennett Waiter
Rupert Frazer Laurence
Shana Swash Wendy
Robert Knox Josh

Writing team

Katie Douglas Writer
Andrea Solomons Writer
Dan Tetsell Writer
Ian Brown Writer
James Hendrie Writer
Fred Barron Writer

Production team

Tony Dow Director
Rosemary McGowan Producer
Kenton Allen Executive Producer
Fred Barron Executive Producer
Mark Wybourn Editor
Harry Banks Production Designer
Jamie Cullum Composer