Uncle Simon [SEP] series
Uncle Simon
"Uncle Simon" is an episode of the American television anthology series "The Twilight Zone". The episode explores people's willingness to wallow in misery and hate, through the example of a woman who submits herself to serving first her mean-spirited uncle, and later the robot he malevolently designed.
Plot.
Barbara Polk has lived with her elderly, abusive uncle Simon Polk for 25 years -- even though she hates him -- as she is the only heir to his fortune. Simon constantly harangues
did not return until a four-part series aired in Feb/Mar 1999, followed by six episodes in Nov/Dec 2000, and three additional four-part series in Sep/Oct 2001, Jan 2003 and Jan/Feb 2004. The show has won a Sony Radio Award and a British Comedy Award.
The show was devised by John Morton and was produced by Paul Schlesinger and Helen Williams. The writing team is Simon Blackwell, Nick Revell, Dave Cohen, Ewan Bailey, Emma Kennedy, Bill Dare