The Killing of Sister George by Frank Marcus directed by Rachael de Courcy Beamish

A scathing and very witty examination of the public and private lives of so-called 'cultural icons'. Sister George is a beloved character on a popular BBC soap opera, a cheerful nurse who bicycles about the countryside singing hymns and doing good. In private life the actress, June Buckridge, is a swaggering, foul-mouthed, alcoholic lesbian in a long-term relationship with waifish Alice 'Childie' McNaught. Due to low ratings, cutbacks and June's own bad behaviour, the BBC decides to 'kill Sister George' on the series. A visit from Miss Mercy Croft, a no-nonsense executive, bearing the bad news sends June into meltdown.