''Having it all'' was a five-episode 2007 radio drama series on

BBC Radio Scotland BBC Radio Scotland is a Scottish national radio network owned and operated by BBC Scotland, a division of the BBC. It broadcasts a wide variety of programmes. It replaced the Scottish BBC Radio 4 opt-out service of the same name from 23 N ...

written by

Jackie Bird Jacqueline Weir (née Macpherson, formerly Bird; born 31 July 1962) is a Scottish journalist and broadcaster, best known as a former anchor of the BBC Scotland's national news programme ''Reporting Scotland'' until April 2019. Since 2022, she h ...

and produced by

The Comedy Unit The Comedy Unit Ltd., also known sometimes as just Comedy Unit, is a Scotland, Scottish company that produces sitcoms, comedy sketches, live shows and other comedy productions. It began life as an in-house BBC department in 1983 under the auspice ...

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Plot

The plot of "having it all" revolves around Debbie (

Michelle Gomez Michelle Gomez (born 23 November 1966), is a Scottish actress. She gained recognition for her roles in the comedy series '' The Book Group'' (2002–2003), '' Green Wing'' (2004–2007), and '' Bad Education'' (2012–2013). She went on to app ...

), her family - her teenage daughter named Lucy (Ellie Bird) and her ten-year-old son Oliver (Michael Kelly), and her friends - Janice (Cora Bissett) and Martin ( Mark Cox).

Cast

* Debbie -

* Janice - Cora Bissett * Lucy - Ellie Bird * Oliver - Michael Kelly * Multiple Roles - Mark Cox * Jim - Gavin Mitchell *Elsa- Julie Austin

References

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External links

BBC Radio Scotland

Comedy Unit
BBC Radio Scotland programmes BBC Radio comedy programmes