{"product_id":"2940173813558","title":"Mum's On The Run : The complete series","description":"\u003cp\u003eA BBC Radio 4 full-cast comedy by Alexis Zegerman about the hectic life of a single mother, originally broadcast 25 August - 29 September 2010.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Mum's on the Run' is a modern-day twist on the single-family situation. It follows the hectic life ('What life?') of single mum, Jen. Mother of two, Master of none - Jen seems to spend most of her time as an unpaid chauffeur to a 15-year-old teenage existentialist son, Toby, and a tonally challenged recorder-practising 11-year-old daughter, Felicity, whilst also coping with the jazz musician ex-husband, the fiercely competitive and annoying downstairs neighbour and a huge crush on her son's history teacher. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEpisode 1 follows how Jen manages to drop the kids off at school at the beginning of the day but ends up collecting them from a nightclub at the end of it.  Volunteering to do the Crocodile Walk into school to get brownie points with the other mothers is not Jen's idea of fun in torrential rain. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn episode 2 a quiet parent's evening becomes a farcical attempt by Jen and ex-husband Keith to recreate the execution of Charles I. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Jen starts trying to date again in episode 3, things are bound to go awry. She manages to get involved in a complicated online mix up which involves the neighbours and the kids' teacher. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn episode 4 Jen has trouble with mice, cats and the local constabulary. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn episode 5 the desire to impress Mr Rigby and silence nagging children persuades Jen to attempt some charitable work. But a botched attempt to give blood and a disastrous baking error lead only to further humiliation.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJen has at last secured a semi-date with Mr Rigby in episode 6 but then realises that it's bonfire night and she's promised the kids fireworks in the garden. Their date turns to farce as both Mr Rigby and the ex-husband turn up and neighbour Vivienne is almost hospitalised by a dodgy rocket.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStars \u003cb\u003eRonni Ancona\u003c\/b\u003e as Jen, \u003cb\u003eJohn Gordon Sinclair\u003c\/b\u003e as Mr Rigby, \u003cb\u003eAlexis Zegerman\u003c\/b\u003e as Shelley, \u003cb\u003eChristine Kavanagh\u003c\/b\u003e as Vivienne and \u003cb\u003eKevin Eldon\u003c\/b\u003e as Keith. Also included in the cast are \u003cb\u003eAmy Dabrowa\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAlexander Heath\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAmaya Rowlands\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003ePip Woolley\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eIain Batchelor\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJude Akuwudike\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eSam Dale\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProduced by Alison Vernon-Smith.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47103412928752,"sku":"2940173813558","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940173813558_p0.jpg?v=1763862147","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940173813558","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}