Woman's Hour Drama - The Year They Invented Sex - Episode 5

By Caroline and David Stafford. Episode 5. Major changes occur in the lives of all three women taking part in the contraceptive pill trial Cast: Jeanette- Clare Corbett Isobel- Naomi Frederick June- Sarah Smart Lella Florence- Joanna Monro Ray- Lloyd Thomas Lawrence- Henry Devas Kenneth- Rupert Simonian Produced by Lucy Collingwood. It's 1960 in Birmingham and Lella Florence is looking for women to help with trials of the contraceptive pill. Married women in a certain age and weight bracket are required. Three very different women decide to take part. Ditsy June's fed up with being under the influence of her overbearing in laws and would rather save up for a new bathroom than for another baby. Glamorous Jeanette wants to avoid another agonising labour and to keep her wealthy husband happy. And Isobel has her own secret reasons for signing up. All three women couldn't guess the ways their lives will be changed by taking part in the trial and meeting each other. Written with sharp observation and a great sense of the period, this warm witty drama by Caroline and David Stafford shines a light on how iconic and life changing an invention the contraceptive pill was.