This is a musical biography of Vera Lynn, originally written for the 1995 50th anniversary of the end of WW2. Devised to be staged with an apparently real on-stage orchestra composed of the performers and with spoken sections enacted centre front stage. All or any additional music coming from the keyboard set discretely rear stage. The use of large scale rear screen Newsreel film would greatly add to the effect of the historical details. Re-issuing because 2015 is the 70th anniversary of the end of WW2.

Aftermath is a novel that has at its heart the link between a City's past and a young man's rite of passage into a maturity and understanding of the role he could play in the world, for the benefit of others.

This omnibus is presented in normal font and not in my preferred "user friendly" font for the visually challenged, as in the individual volumes if Cranford Hall. The elders living at Cranford Hall enjoy romance, mayhem, and all the good and bad things that arise - from mayhem to murder as they hamper the work of DCI Teasdale and his wife.

For four weeks, the body lay exposed to the wind and the rain. Unseen, unacknowledged, a lonely and sad end to a life of extreme pleasure: some would say a hedonistic life, lived in front of family and friends's. A sociable person, he was never a loner. So why did no one come looking for him? Certainly he must have been missed by someone: if not at the roulette table, surely at the Chester races. Definitely at his place of work His wife, his mistress, his children must have been speculating as to his whereabouts

Holidays are meant to be times for relaxation and renewal, but when Bernie Teasdale decided to take all her old people on a week's holiday, she came up against a degree of wilful self -indulgence that threatened the life of at least one of the most vulnerable of Cranford Hall's residents. There is some graphic and violent material in this novel and is not recommended for the squeamish.

The circumstances surrounding the theft of Marie Truscott's car, from behind Cranford Hall and the sequence of events that followed, create a difficult problem for all the tenants and the authorities. After Marie's Ex and her son set about bringing a new Audi estate from Germany, other legal issues arise. Marie's friendship with Stuart McCracken and Tom Johnson means the investigations go as far as the Andover army base, luckily for all concerned: Tom Johnson army veteran with a colourful history. Several of the tenants of Cranford Hall get involved in the turmoil that ensues and in spite of...

Two educated, successful 40 something couples face up to an initially unseen problem that affects their neighbors recently returned home after a prolonged absence. In spite of the ripples, it is their friendship that enables Paul Faulkner to begin his recovery and bravely carry on to a new career. This drama offers three good male leading parts and is available for production under the usual Writers Guild contracts. As with all Pelham McMahon's plays, consideration is given to amatuer and Little Theatre Groups needing reduced Royalties. A challenging storyline based upon a reality.

'Luck of the Draw, was written and produced in 1995, for a production at the Liverpool Playhouse Theatre. At that time society was deeply concerned by such issues as genetic testing. As this area of scientific discussion is once again very much in the public domain and as a 20th anniversary treat for actresses of quality, it is published here to make it available for a second production. Whether professional or amateur production is being considered, it is important that the notes given for performance are adhered to or resubmitted to the appropriate authorities, so as not to portray the...