Brenda blethyn, warren clarke, celia imrie, ken stott and jemma redgrave star in lesley bruces gently comic, all star bbc drama series. A marriage and home can be made complete with the arrival of a new baby, but shirley frame brenda blethyn feels a need to share her good fortune by going out into the world and helping others, driving husband phil warren clarke up the wall. Its not easy being a good samaritan in a world of tower blocks, drug abuse and homelessness, even if your own life is rosy. Shirley identifies a string of potential good causes, leaving phil holding the baby as she tries and fails to fix the lives of others. Whether coaxing a potential suicide from a watery grave, giving reading lessons to an illiterate young mum with an abusive husband, or trying her hand at marriage guidance,shirley puts her foot in it at every good turn and invariably brings other peoples problems too close to home for comfort. Joining double oscar nominee, bafta and golden globe winner blethyn secrets lies, little voice and the ever dependable clarke dalziel pascoe, nice work in this 1991 bbc six parter are celia imrie, jemma redgrave and ken stott, who were all on track to become equally well loved household names. Now on dvd for the first time, this is a wry comedy of errors about losing the plot while attempting to mend the ways of lifes ne er do wells and no hopers. Running time 300 minutes region region 2 release date 28 nov. 2016