As Time
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For the first season of As Time Goes By, one of the subplots was that Lionel Hardcastle's publisher, young Alistair Deacon, developed a crush on older woman Jean Pargeter and pursues her. Meanwhile Jean's daughter, Judith, has a crush on Lionel. This is all solved in the final episode of the season in which, by dint of a picnic at which Lionel and Jean spend all their time napping while the two young people go off for a walk, it is conveyed to them that their respective amours are too old. The actor who plays Alistair, Philip Bretherton, stated in an interview that his relationship with Jean had been 'unique' and he wished it had continued longer. So did I! This 'May-December' relationship to me was the most intriguing part about the whole program. Also, of all the characters, Alistair Deacon was my favorite. So here is my fan fiction featuring the relationships between Alistair and Jean. The stories are not sequential (although eventually I'll be writing sequels to each story) but I use as my starting points various points in the episodes where an idea occurs to me for a 'better' plot path.
One offs (for the moment)
Interview
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I'd have more time to write fan fiction if my on-line bookstore (through Amazon.com) would become so popular as to allow me to become a lady of leisure. See the
ATGB Cast Storefor books and movies featuring Philip Bretherton, Judi Dench, etc.Or, click on a cover below to buy the DVDs:
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EXTERNAL WEBSITES
Philip Bretherton Page
As Time Goes By: A Tribute
The Francis Files: A Website dedicated to Clive Francis (From May to December, The Piglet Files, The 10 Percenters)