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A Chip in the Sugar: Mild, middle-aged Graham Whittaker finds life becoming complicated as his mother, with whom he still lives, reunites with an old flame.

Cream Cracker Under the Settee: Doris is a tidy woman — and when she suffers a fall after trying to clear up after her considerably less thorough home help. Alone and injured, she wonders whether the only place left for her in society is a care home which she distrusts.

Her Big Chance: Lesley is an aspiring actress, who, after a series of unpromising extra roles on television programmes, finds what she believes to be her big break in a new film. But it’s not all that it appears to be.