THE global phenomenon Calendar Girls is back! Following a sell-out in Southampton, Tim Firth’s stage version of the celebrated film triumphed in the West End.

Now, it’s back for one week only starring Loose Women, celebrated actress and Strictly Come Dancing contestant Lynda Bellingham and Michelle Collins, Eastenders Cindy Beale. They are joined by Jan Harvey, of Howard’s Way and Hi-De-Hi’s Ruth Madoc.

A group of ordinary women, members of a very sedate Yorkshire WI, spark a global phenomenon when they persuade one another to pose for a charity calendar with a difference! As interest snowballs, the Calendar Girls find themselves revealing more than they’d ever planned...

Based on an inspiring true story, Calendar Girls returns to The Mayflower next week from Monday to Saturday.

Jan Harvey’s reflects on life on The Hamble in Howard’s Way – See today's Daily Echo