DANCING ATTENDANCE

by Gannon, Lucy

After a series of strokes, Jack Slaney has been forced into early retirement. Slaney, a successful Midlands-based printer, nonetheless remains the cantankerous self-made man he’s always been even when confined to his wheelchair. Now living with his daughter Zita, Slaney quickly grows tired of the progression of well-meaning but uninspiring attendants brought in to help care for him. He takes it upon himself to hire Reg, a male attendant with a bit of “character” to liven things up while Zita is away at work. Reg has had a chequered past which has taught him how to survive at any price, and after his arrival, the fine balance of their lives is turned upside down in a most unusual manner.