She's Been Away - Drama

Director: BBC
Year: 2010
Country: UK
Rating: TV

Stephen Poliakoff's 1989 television play tells a moving story of the unexpected friendship forged between an elderly woman released from a psychiatric hospital after 60 years and her nephew's pregnant wife with whom she comes to live. The pair find a common purpose which has hilarious and risky consequences for those around them. (Aired BBC4, Monday 17th May 2010, 22:00)

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