Smelling of Roses is a BBC Radio 4 comedy series starring Prunella Scales and written by Simon Brett. There were four series, each of six episodes, broadcast from 2000 to 2003. The series was produced and directed by Maria Esposito (some episodes were directed by Brett). Scales stars as Rosie Burns, manager of her own event management business in Brighton, "In Any Event". The series also stars Arabella Weir as Rosie's daughter Kate, Rebecca Callard as Kate's daughter Jo, Duncan Preston as Bob, the company accountant, harbouring unrequited passion for Rosie, and Annette Badland as Tess, the remaining member of staff, whose love life with her (unheard) partner Kevin is a recurring topic. Typically of Brett, intergenerational female relationships were the unifying theme of the series: Kate has just returned to England after a long spell working abroad during which she has left her daughter to be brought up by Rosie. The format of the show allowed different, and usually difficult, clients to appear in each episode such as the old disc jockey Kenny Truman (as played by Chris Emmett) and radio station Gleam FM in the Talking to One Person episode.
Episode list SeriesEpisodeTitleFirst broadcast11Wise After the Event3 May 20002Out to Launch10 May 20003Positive Thinking17 May 20004Sleeping Partners24 May 20005Survival of the Fittest31 May 20006A Good Cause7 June 200021Romance is Dead27 June 20012French Connections4 July 20013The Comeback Kid11 July 20014Trade Secrets18 July 20015Bill of Fare25 July 20016Party Party1 August 200131Private Views31 July 20022Promises, Promises7 August 20023A Closed Book14 August 20024Leading a Merry Dance21 August 20025A Cheeky Little Number28 August 20026The Queen of Song4 September 200241A Supporting Role4 August 20032Verse Dramas11 August 20033Sustainable Development18 August 20034Talking to One Person25 August 20035Going Back to One's Roots1 September 20036The Comfort Man8 September 2003
References
External links Smelling of Roses episode listing