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Pigs n Spivs

Episode 2 of 6

The codebreakers run out of rations. Can special new recruit Willis save their bacon? Stars Robert Bathurst. From May 2008.

It's 1941 and supplies are running short in Bletchley Park, centre of the Allies' codebreaking effort.

Archie reluctantly uses the services of Mrs Best's shady contact to get some extra food and Gordon is seduced by the promise of a Superman comic.

James Cary's sitcom set at Bletchley Park - the top-secret home of the Second World War codebreakers.

Charles …. Robert Bathurst
Archie …. Tom Goodman-Hill
Minka …. Olivia Colman
Mrs Best …. Lill Roughley
Gordon …. Fergus Craig
Joshua … Alex McQueen
Spiv ...... Stephen Critchlow

Producer: Adam Bromley

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2008.

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 6 Apr 202423:30

Broadcasts

  • Wed 28 May 200811:30
  • Thu 21 May 200918:30
  • Sun 14 Nov 201022:30
  • Thu 5 Apr 201223:30
  • Sun 8 Sep 201323:30
  • Thu 9 Apr 201523:30
  • Wed 7 Dec 201623:30
  • Thu 22 Nov 201823:30
  • Mon 22 Jun 202023:30
  • Sat 26 Feb 202223:30
  • Sat 6 Apr 202423:30