Editing As Time Goes By (TV series) (section)

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*'''Jean Mary Pargetter''' (later '''Hardcastle''') ([[Judi Dench]])&nbsp;– a former nurse who now owns and runs a secretarial agency in London, "Type for You". Jean was married to David Hanson, who died young, leaving Jean a widowed single mother.
*'''Lionel Hardcastle''' ([[Geoffrey Palmer (actor)|Geoffrey Palmer]])&nbsp;– a retired coffee planter who spent most of his adult life in Kenya. Having sold his coffee plantation and divorced his wife, Lionel has returned to the UK to write his memoirs, entitled “My Life In Kenya”.
*'''Judith Hanson''' ([[Moira Brooker]])&nbsp;– daughter of Jean and her late husband David. A two-time divorcee, Judy has moved back into her mother’s house while working at her mother’s secretarial agency.
*'''Alistair Deacon''' ([[Philip Bretherton]])&nbsp;– the smooth-talking, wealthy and well-connected publisher who is overseeing the release of Lionel’s memoirs.
*'''Sandy''' ([[Jenny Funnell]])&nbsp;– Jean's personal secretary and receptionist at Type for You as well as Judy’s best friend.