The Killing of Sister George - A Comedy

A scathing 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 June Buckridge the actress is a swaggering foul-mouthed alcoholic lesbian in a long-term relationship with waifish Alice Childie McNaught. Due to low ratings cut-backs and June's own bad behavior the BBC decides to kill Sister George on the series. A visit from Miss Mercy Croft a no-nonsense network executive bearing the bad news sends George into meltdown which results in Childie's retreat to the arms of Mercy.