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Last broadcast on Thu, 25 Jun 2009, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4.
Synopsis
Bittersweet comedy by Jonathan Myerson.
When teenager Alex is diagnosed with a terminal condition, his local Primary Care Trust refuse to finance the operation which might extend his life, basing their decision on a financial formula, the Quality Adjusted Life Year, or QALY. So now Alex's parents know precisely what his life is worth. Don't they?
Tom ...... Toby Jones
Isabel ...... Lesley Sharp
Alex ...... Ben Galpin
Boris ...... Philip Fox
Chairman ...... Jonathan Tafler
Shanna ...... Annabelle Dowler
Other parts played by Lizzy Watts.
Directed by Jonquil Panting.
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Thu 25 Jun 200914:15
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