The Agency

• 10.0 Drama
• 2017-11-23
• 29 minutes mins

Adapted from the acclaimed short story by Man Brooker Prize Nominee Sarah Hall. The Agency is a modern and stylish take on middle class female empowerment, amidst the social sub-culture, described collectively as "ladies who lunch". Disillusioned with a decade of domesticity, housewife Hannah Baines (Ania Sowinski), is befriended by an enigmatic older woman Anthea (Lesley Manville,) who introduces a select and seductive inner circle of women. In confidence, Anthea recommends a private and reliable company who "can set up something marvellous" for her. Hannah contemplates the implications of attending her initial consultation, at The Agency.

Starring:

Gwilym Lee (Alistair) Dexter Fletcher (John) Lesley Manville (Anthea) Ania Sowinski (Hannah) Chanel Cresswell (Pamela) Elizabeth Boag (Chesca)

Director:

Paul Andrew Robinson

Writer:

Paul Andrew Robinson