Henrietta McKervey

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224 appearances 4 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 30 Aug

Henrietta McKervey’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Brendan O'Connor · The Watchlist · 19 Jul 2026 podcast

And when she's somebody needs to be cheered up, she blasts the song Cotton Eye Joe with them.

You know, so she doesn't really have it all going on.

And Sue Johnston, ex-royal family, who's fantastic actor, she plays a widow called Sue.

The part actually Diane Morgan wrote the part with her in mind.

Who's had a fall.

Have you noticed like when little children fall, they fall over.

But once you're over 40, you have a fall.

So she's had a fall and now she's home and her son, rather than wanting to help her himself, he buys this robot to keep her company.

And it becomes about the relationship.

So Sue is incredibly resistant to having this robot trying to help her.

But it's actually really charming.

I thought it was going to seem maybe a little flat and possibly even silly.

But it's so recognisable, that premise of like it's the increasing society problem of loneliness and how technology tells us that every problem should have a digital solution.

And that's not actually the case.

And there's this lovely relationship develops between them.

It's really charming.

That sounds good.

It sounds different and quirky and kind of, you know.

And it's well written and great performances.

And the first episode was on Friday, just gone.

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