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The stay-at-home Dad must stand in for his busy wife making a talk at their daughter’s school. Stars Hal Cruttenden. From 2014.

Comedian Hal Cruttenden stars as a stay at home father who is having a mid-life crisis.

Written by Hal Cruttenden and Dominic Holland.

WIth Dominic Holland, Ronni Ancona, Ed Byrne, Anna Crilly, Jonathan Kydd, Gavin Webster, Dominic Frisby, Samuel Caseley, Lucy Robbins and Emily Robbins.

Hal stars as himself, married to Sam and father to two lovely girls. The problem is that, as Sam's career blossoms internationally and daughters Lilly and Molly grow up and are no longer dependent on their loving and caring father, Hal feels restless.

So, with the help of his ever unreliable mates Doug, Fergus and Barry, Hal decides to try new things in his life. But, inevitably, things don't go to plan!

Further challenges come from Hal's now deceased father, who was a true adventurer and all-round hero (something his son sadly is not) and is starting to appear to Hal at the most inopportune times to give unwelcome advice.

In this opening episode, Hal is arranging a special romantic getaway for Sam with some difficulty, Lilly and Molly are becoming almost strangers to Hal, his friend Fergus thinks he's finally found love, and Hal is forced to replace Sam in making a talk at the girls' school as Sam has to go on a work trip abroad.

Producer: Paul Russell

An Open Mike production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in November 2014.

25 minutes

Last on

Sun 30 Jun 201922:30

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Credits

RoleContributor
HalHal Cruttenden
ActorDominic Holland
ActorRonni Ancona
ActorEd Byrne
ActorAnna Crilly
ActorJonathan Kydd
ActorGavin Webster
ActorDominic Frisby
ActorSamuel Caseley
ActorLucy Robbins
ActorEmily Robbins
WriterHal Cruttenden
WriterDominic Holland
ProducerPaul Russell

Broadcasts

  • Sun 16 Nov 201419:15
  • Fri 21 Nov 201407:30
  • Fri 21 Nov 201422:00
  • Sat 22 Nov 201417:30
  • Sun 23 Nov 201405:30
  • Thu 17 Mar 201618:30
  • Thu 24 Mar 201607:30
  • Thu 24 Mar 201617:30
  • Thu 24 Mar 201622:00
  • Fri 25 Mar 201605:30
  • Sun 15 Oct 201722:30
  • Sun 30 Jun 201922:30