Play for Today Shall I Be Mother? (Season 13, Episode 15)
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

Play for Today

Shall I Be Mother? (Season 13, Episode 15)

TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Drama

Susan and Jenny are aged 13 and 14 and in care. Jenny's mother has died, Susan hasn't seen hers for years Both influence the close, stormy relationship that develops between the two girls.

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Updated Apr 19, 1983

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Apr 19, 1983 (United Kingdom)

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16 wins & 16 nominations

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
Eva Griffith Jenny Jenny See fewer	Ride a Wild Pony (1975)
Cassie Stuart Susan Susan See fewer	Dolls (1986)
Sheila Grant Irene Irene See fewer	Doctor Who (1963)
Sara Clee Liz Liz See fewer	Reilly: Ace of Spies (1983)
Stephen Oxley Brian Brian See fewer	Poirot (1989)
Jason Carter Darren Darren See fewer	Babylon 5 (1993)
Perry Fenwick Andy Andy See fewer	EastEnders (1985)
Jesse Birdsall Peter Peter See fewer	Bugs (1995)
Joe Searby Joe Joe See fewer	Coronation Street (1960)
Herbert Norville Solo Solo See fewer	Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Gary Beadle Victor Victor See fewer	In the Heart of the Sea (2015)
Sonya Saul Doreen Doreen See fewer	Jonathan Creek (1997)
Tony Sympson Owen (as Tony Simpson) Owen (as Tony Simpson) See fewer	The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Alison McLaughlin Yvonne Yvonne See fewer	Grange Hill (1978)
Jay Simpson Mike Mike See fewer	Pistol (2022)
Christopher Hancock Stephen Stephen See fewer	Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (1992)
Raymond Adamson Coroner Coroner See fewer	The Orchard End Murder (1981)
William Whymper Pathologist Pathologist See fewer	Fame Is the Spur (1982)
Rolf Saxon Chemist Chemist See fewer	Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part Two (2025)