Clare in the Community

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Clare in the Community is a British radio comedy series, broadcast on BBC Radio 4, starring Sally Phillips as Clare. It was adapted from the comic strip of the same name which appeared in The Guardian newspaper, written by Harry Venning. The title is a play on words relating to care in the community. Clare is a social worker who likes to sort out other people's problems while ignoring her own. She is white, middle class and heterosexual, but does not like to be reminded of it. She is a control freak but both her personal and professional lives are out of control. rdf:langString

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rdf:langString Brian is amazed that Clare has not only remembered Valentine's Day, but even booked a restaurant, though in fact she has not.

rdf:langString Helen's son is supposed to be travelling during his gap year but is found living in a squat. Meanwhile, Brian interviews for a lodger.

rdf:langString Clare helps raise awareness about disability, while Nali has plans to become an internet sensation.

rdf:langString Clare meets a group of new friends in the pub and bores Brian and her co-workers with how cool they are; Clare and Megan visit a young girl who has been off school.

rdf:langString Clare is delighted to be asked to do an interview for Woman's Hour; Brian has trouble with an unscrupulous pupil who was disappointed she did not get the lead in the school play.

rdf:langString Clare has a pen friendship with a death row prisoner in the US. He learns all about her relationship and work life. Guest appearance by Roy Hudd.

rdf:langString Clare is tricked into looking after Helen's difficult teenage son, but after an awkward start they become friends.

rdf:langString Brian writes a play for his school drama club which suspiciously resembles his own life: the study of a misunderstood man in a relationship with a cold, unreasonable woman, and seeks sympathy from a young Scottish woman.

rdf:langString Helen seems to walk out on Simon on the eve of her wedding so she can meet an old flame. Clare has her "whale music" prepared for Megan when she gives birth.

rdf:langString Clare uses the funeral of one of her clients, a cantankerous old woman, as a reason to take the afternoon off. Simon asks Megan out, but Brian's intervention ensures their first date is also their last.

rdf:langString Clare returns to work after fleeing her honeymoon. Brian still tries to fit in with other couples.

rdf:langString Clare meets an attractive single father at an infants' music group. Meanwhile Nali gives a talk to an unruly class at Brian's school.

rdf:langString Clare has a new student worker Bradley Bigg, the working class singer-songwriter who made an impression on her as a teenager, Brian breaks some bad news to Nali, and Helen enthusiastically adopts the role of health and safety officer.

rdf:langString Clare and Brian are having some couples counselling, which rapidly goes off-course.

rdf:langString Clare dreams that she wins the 'Social Worker of the Year' award. Irene breaks up with her husband Stanley, leaving Brian to console him.

rdf:langString Nali's ex-husband arrives unexpectedly and Clare takes it upon herself to intervene.

rdf:langString The Sparrowhawk team hold a leaving do, and take the opportunity to reminisce.

rdf:langString Clare and her colleagues have to move offices. Brian's authority at school is undermined by a trendy teenage poet.

rdf:langString Clare feels that Ray is too insular and wonders why she has never been invited to his flat. She drops round uninvited when an opportunity arises.

rdf:langString Clare plays along with the team's method of privately insulting clients, unaware that a client can hear her. Brian is looking forward to being head of the department.

rdf:langString Clare becomes convinced that Sparrowhawk Centre is the home of a blogger called `The Secret Social Worker'. Brian goes on a date in an attempt to move on.

rdf:langString Brian's diary from his student days turns up during a round of 'de-cluttering.' Although he had already met Clare, there are numerous references to his "Dark Lady".

rdf:langString The Sparrowhawk office have a visit from an old team member. Ray's gone up in the world and he's got a proposition for them. At home, Brian is becoming suspicious about Clare's behaviour but he knows whom to call.

rdf:langString Clare has a new student social-worker from a privileged background to take under her wing; the Sparrowhawk Family Centre is visited by documentary makers.

rdf:langString Joan's birthday offers Clare an example of why it is important to be aware of loneliness and isolation in the community.

rdf:langString Clare and her colleagues are worried that Ray has a serious illness so Clare agrees to go on a battle reenactment trip with him.

rdf:langString Clare and Libby find themselves stranded a long way from an important speaking engagement.

rdf:langString Clare has found herself in the middle of a riot at the women's prison. Back in the Sparrowhawk office, Joan is convinced there is something strange going on.

rdf:langString Clare takes an instant dislike to the meddling Reverend Dish, though Megan quite likes him. Meanwhile, Helen has discovered speed dating.

rdf:langString Brian has a life-changing experience when a bullet grazes his head and contemplates giving up teaching. This is the last appearance of Gemma Craven as Helen.

rdf:langString Clare is forced to cooperate with her estranged sister.

rdf:langString Clare deceives Libby about the closing date for the team-manager post; Brian obsesses about Nali.

rdf:langString Clare and Brian are trying for a baby, but Clare's mother arrives instead of happier news.

rdf:langString An old university friend of Clare's gets in touch to say something important. Brian works out the mathematics behind his relationship with Clare.

rdf:langString The Sparrowhawk team are forced to work together to overcome a little problem they discover in the office.

rdf:langString On Christmas Day, Clare pensively visits her grandfather's grave, then goes to fetch her grandmother from an old people's home en route to Christmas dinner with her parents. Guest appearances by Phil Davis and Brigit Forsyth.

rdf:langString A family funeral reveals some uncomfortable truths for the Barker family.

rdf:langString Clare is forced to confront an old phobia after a regular home visit takes an unusual turn. Fortunately, Helen is on hand to help. In the pub Brian meets someone to do the quiz with. Megan and Joan realise they both enjoy reciting platitudes.

rdf:langString The shock of Brian's infidelity still has not worn off, and Nali could be an even more serious inside threat than Clare realised. Clare is arrested and put into a prison cell and finds support from a Woman Police Officer.

rdf:langString Clare's got tickets to "Any Questions." Elsewhere, Brian's gone back to Men's Group and discovered there's been some developments.

rdf:langString Part 4 of 6 "Christmas With..." seasonal comedy programmes. Other episodes involve Damien Trench and Ed Reardon . Clare goes into work over the Christmas period leaving Brian and Nali to play various games together one of which involves a mistletoe.

rdf:langString Will a former military police officer be tough enough for social work? Clare and her colleagues have bought a ridiculous leaving present for their colleague Peggy.

rdf:langString Clare and her colleagues give a leaving present to their longest-serving workmate. The Sparrowhawk group decide to protest about the funding cuts from the local council with slogans and T-shirts.

rdf:langString Clare feels that she may be out of touch with today's young people's language so asks the young heating engineer Daniel for some trendy phrases to use. Meanwhile Brian's attempts at romantic gestures with Clare fail to impress.

rdf:langString Clare arranges a petition to save the Sparrowhawk Family Centre, and throws a garden party to get to know her new neighbours. Brian tries to share his feelings with Simon.

rdf:langString A firebrand MP comes to the Sparrowhawk Family Centre's fundraiser and Ray brings his guitar hoping to entertain.

rdf:langString With society collapsing all around her, Clare is appalled to be stuck indoors bean-counting. Then the Sparrowhawk Family centre's expenses do not add up. Meanwhile Brian attempts to get the decorating done.

rdf:langString Riots have broken out on the Sparrowhawk estate and ruined the team's family fun day. In all the chaos, Clare has lost her memory and is roaming the streets.

rdf:langString Clare is convinced she has no heritage of interest. However, when told that she has Irish ancestry she becomes enthusiastic for all aspects of her new-found cultural background.

rdf:langString Clare meets a glamorous old acquaintance who seems to know her but Clare cannot recall her; Clare's workmates go out for Brian's birthday meal.

rdf:langString Clare meets her ex-nanny Nali in a cafe hoping that she will come back to work for her.

rdf:langString Clare and Brian decide to try relationship counselling. The male counsellor seems very fond of Clare and dismissive of Brian. Recorded in the BBC tent at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2013.

rdf:langString Clare is facing a disciplinary tribunal after a seemingly straightforward job goes awry and finds a helping hand from Joan.

rdf:langString It is time for Nali to leave, but she has to pop to the shops. Two mysterious visitors appear and reveal her secret to Clare.

rdf:langString Clare and the day-centre team are due for a relaxing day at a conference--until Clare's arch-enemy Peggy reappears with a challenge that Clare cannot pass up.

rdf:langString Clare finally finds time for romance, while Brian finds a cheap flat comes with unusual conditions and Nali has a memorable first day at her new job.

rdf:langString Clare is being plagued by Brian's marriage proposals and her driving lessons lead to an unexpected encounter with someone with a criminal past who seems to show his appreciation for giving him a lift. However, he overhears how Clare could "murder" Brian. There is also an unveiling of a piece of public art at the Sparrowhawk Family Centre.

rdf:langString Clare and Brian get stranded in a rough part of town when their car runs out of petrol.

rdf:langString A relationship counsellor suggests that Clare and Brian take each other out to some events to share their interests. Brian takes Clare to a football game and she takes him into work.

rdf:langString Clare's on a visit to unlucky Louis. Back at home, Brian and Thomas find themselves excluded from the neighbourhood street party.

rdf:langString Brian takes Clare on holiday hoping to ask her to marry him. Clare does not think the Sparrowhawk centre can function without her and finds ways to phone in to check. Unfortunately Brian chooses a location with no telephone signal.

rdf:langString Clare and the rest of the Sparrowhawk team are forced to take part in a team-building away day, much to Clare's disapproval. However, she reveals something about her childhood.

rdf:langString Clare is back on the social-work frontline as a vomiting bug hits her colleagues, while Brian and Nali take baby Thomas out for the day. Helen attends a police liaison meeting and asks the police commissioner some challenging questions. Guest appearances by Doreen Mantle and Rosemary Leach.

rdf:langString A stray dog who comes home with Clare catches a burglar , but the burglar is a match for even Clare in manipulativeness .

rdf:langString A couple moves into the flat above, and Clare and Brian are kept awake by noisy sex.

rdf:langString Clare and Brian are finally about to get married, though one particular woman is determined that the wedding should not take place. Brian decides to do something about his single status for one last night.

rdf:langString Clare finally becomes team leader and is keen to see the fruits of Megan's football sessions. Ray believes he is a father and that the now-adult wants to meet him. Brian's mother visits and outstays her welcome. The first appearance by social worker Joan Hastings.

rdf:langString Brian storms out after an argument and moves in with Simon. Irene accompanies Ray to a seance in an effort for him to contact his late mother.

rdf:langString Clare ends her relationship with Brian and is surprised by her colleagues' reaction to the news, especially Megan who sees this as a chance to ask Brian out. Meanwhile Brian and Simon find humane ways to put an injured bird out of its misery.

rdf:langString Clare and her workmates help count homeless people, but it becomes competitive. Brian organises a stag-do for Simon involving a stripper.

rdf:langString Megan's old friend Gordon comes to help celebrate Brenda's first birthday. Clare organises the entertainment and is outraged at seeing a Punch and Judy show appear. With Lewis Macleod.

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rdf:langString Clare in the Community is a British radio comedy series, broadcast on BBC Radio 4, starring Sally Phillips as Clare. It was adapted from the comic strip of the same name which appeared in The Guardian newspaper, written by Harry Venning. The title is a play on words relating to care in the community. Clare is a social worker who likes to sort out other people's problems while ignoring her own. She is white, middle class and heterosexual, but does not like to be reminded of it. She is a control freak but both her personal and professional lives are out of control.

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