In 2016 Lee Harding, writing under the pen name ‘Serena D. Turk’, authored three episodes of a situation comedy entitled Undertakers.
Set in the funeral home Ashes To Bashams in middle-England, the darkly comedic drama follows the lives of a family of Undertakers and their co-workers. The cast includes:
Bashams
- Billy Basham – with goggle glasses and a fretful nature, the patriarch of the group tries his best to keep things on track. However, he constantly under the thumb of his ferocious wife.
- Mrs Basham – she may be bound to a wheelchair but that doesn’t stop Billy’s wife from lashing out with her fists and tongue. Few try to cross Mrs Basham and those who do rarely return for round two.
- Winnie Basham – the heir of Ashes To Bashams who mans the front desk has similar people skills to her mother and a penchant for taking what’s not hers.
- Jimmy Basham – seventeen with the same IQ, Jimmy seems content with the chaos around him.
Nelsons
- Ricky Nelson – has worked with the Bashams for years while trying to manage his own family of misfits
- Lily Nelson – dizzy wife of Ricky who latches onto a new weekly fad
- Claire, Chris, Paul – the three Nelson children ranging from three to sixteen
Lavertys
- Mike Laverty – works with the Bashams alongside Ricky. At twenty-eight, Mike still considers him the consummate ladies man.
- Bobby Laverty – Mike’s live-in grandfather and the original ‘dirty old man’
Downloads
Three episodes including the pilot are listed below. Choose a link to download, read, and enjoy. Copyright remains with the author but if you are interested in utilizing Undertakers please contact Lee Harding.