Sally Phillips stars mainly because Clare with this sparkling assortment of 13 comic episodes.

Clare Barker, the public worker with all the politically correct jargon but none of the practical solutions, profits in these 13 episodes, with a special instalment recorded live on the Edinburgh Celebration Fringe.

As if the upheaval of moving offices and embracing hot-desking weren’t more than enough for Clare and her co-workers in the Sparrowhawk Family Centre, the threat of redundancies hangs over them, as do the horrors of a team-building exercise. Jointly they must cope with shattering news regarding Ray, whilst on several occasion Clare finds herself in warm water at work. On the other hand in the home the difficulties of raising their son puts a terrible strain on Clare and Brian’s relationship, one which actually relationship counselling can’t restoration. Just how does it all turn out in the long run?

Compiled by Harry Venning and David Ramsden, and using a assisting cast including Alex Lowe, Nina Conti, Richard Lumsden and Liza Tarbuck, the exploits of Clare continue steadily to delight and entertain her legion of devotees.