Main content

Take Me Home, Country Roads

Rudy's Rare RecordsSeries 1
Episode 1 of 4

Adam reluctantly goes to help out at his Dad's record shop when he is taken ill. Starring Lenny Henry. From 2008.

Three generations of men and their musical tastes collide in this family sitcom set in a Birmingham record shop.

Starring Lenny Henry.

Written by Danny Robins and Dan Tetsell from an original idea by Lenny Henry.

Rudy Sharpe owns an old record store in Birmingham - the last bastion of black music in Handsworth. When he suffers a 'heart attack', his neurotic, middle-aged, middle-class, divorcee son Adam and 17 year old grandson Richie come up from London to look after him.

Crammed together, living in the tiny flat above the shop, the three men are set to clash on a daily basis.

Whilst Rudy and Richie share a love of reggae and soul music, Adam is the odd one out - thanks to his tastes in classical music.

Adam Sharpe ...... Lenny Henry
Richie Sharp ...... Joe Jacobs
Rudy Sharpe ...... Larrington Walker
Doreen ...... Claire Benedict
Tasha ...... Natasha Godfrey
Clifton ...... Jeffery Kissoon
Alison ...... Tracy-Ann Oberman
Customers ...... Colin Hoult/Doc Brown

Producer: Lucy Armitage.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2008.

Available now

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 24 Jun 202422:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

More episodes

Previous

You are at the first episode

Next

Roots ManoeuvresSeries 1

See all episodes from Rudy's Rare Records

Music Played

  • Episode Playlist

    • Jimmy Cliff

      Miss Jamaica

    • Jimmy Cliff

      Hard Road to Travel

    • Nicky Thomas

      Love of the Common People

    • Dave & Ansel Collins

      Monkey Spanner

    • Desmond Dekker

      You Can Get It If You Really Want

    • Greyhound

      Black and White

    • Gregory Isaacs

      Night Nurse

Episode Playlist

Jimmy Cliff - Miss Jamaica
Jimmy Cliff - Hard Road to Travel
Nicky Thomas - Love of the Common People
Dave & Ansi Collins - Monkey Spanner
Desmond Dekker - You Can Get It If You Really Want
Greyhound - Black and White
Gregory Isaacs - Night Nurse

Broadcasts

  • Tue 26 Feb 200818:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 27 Apr 200911:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Sun 8 Nov 200922:30
    BBC Radio 7
  • Mon 29 Nov 201008:30
    BBC Radio 7
  • Mon 29 Nov 201022:00
    BBC Radio 7
  • Thu 26 Jul 201223:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 11 Feb 201423:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Tue 4 Feb 202023:00
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Wed 26 Oct 202222:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sat 29 Oct 202215:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Sun 30 Oct 202203:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra
  • Mon 24 Jun 202422:30
    BBC Radio 4 Extra