''Alison and Maud'' was a

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written by

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which aired in two series from December 2002 to April 2004. There were twelve 25 minute episodes in total and it was originally broadcast on

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and has subsequently been repeated on

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and

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. It stars

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and

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together with other cast members of Limb's previous Radio 4 comedy series '' The Wordsmiths at Gorsemere''.

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