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A Damp Fib

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The fate of surveyor's clerk Simon battling to cover up his huge white lie. Stars Charles Gray and Alex Lowe. From 1996.

The fate of Simon - a junior clerk in a surveyor's office.

When he decides to tell a white lie, it sparks disastrous consequences...

Harold Wing Pinero is your host.

The first of four comic close encounters with fate.

Written by Gary Parker and Phil Whelans.

Simon …. Alex Lowe
Harold Wing Pinero …. Charles Gray
Naomi …. Elliot Nicholls
Mr Reynolds …. James Greene
Mrs Gibson …. Margaret Stallard
Alan …. Paul Davies

Producer: Paul Schlesinger

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1996.

15 minutes

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