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Winter

Geoff attempts a career as a comedian in a very small town – getting an audience could be a problem. With Adam Riches. From August 2014.

A sitcom from Danny Robins, writer of the Lenny Henry comedy Rudy's Rare Records. This series is set and recorded in Sweden and stars Adam Riches, Danny Robins and some of Sweden's most popular TV comedy actors.

Geoff, a marginally successful stand-up comic from London, is moving to the tiny, cold and unpronounceable village of Yxsjö in northern Sweden - a culture shock forced on him by his Swedish girlfriend Linda's decision to move home to raise their child.

Geoff has to contend with snow, moose, pickled herring, unemployment, snow, Maypole dancing, snowmobiles, snow, meatball rolling, saunas, social democracy, snow, the weirdest pizzas in Europe, bears, deep forests, death metal, illegal alcohol, snow.

Above all, he has a new family to contend with. The Andersson's bewilder him - from father Sten who has a worrying tendency to growl like a bear and threaten him with any blunt instrument to hand, to Gunilla who threatens him with naked folk-dancing.

It's worth it all for Linda, of course - apart from her new found urge to conform with everything and except for her brother, a Goth with a propensity to set fire to things.

Episode 1: Winter
In which Geoff attempts to start a career as a comedian in Yxsjö. In a town with barely any shops, where the venue is run by Linda's father, getting an audience is going to be a problem.

Writer: Danny Robins
Director: Frank Stirling
A Unique production for BBC Radio 4.

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 9 Feb 201905:00

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Credits

RoleContributor
GeoffAdam Riches
StenThomas Oredsson
LindaSissela Benn
GunillaAnna-Lena Brundin
IanDanny Robins
JenHelen Braunholz-Smith
Shop AssistantLisa Werlinder
DirectorFrank Stirling
WriterDanny Robins

Broadcasts

  • Mon 11 Aug 201411:30
  • Thu 29 Dec 201618:30
  • Thu 5 Jan 201707:30
  • Thu 5 Jan 201717:30
  • Thu 5 Jan 201722:00
  • Fri 6 Jan 201705:30
  • Fri 8 Feb 201907:00
  • Fri 8 Feb 201917:00
  • Sat 9 Feb 201905:00

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