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4. Cathy's Dad

Episode 4 of 6

Cathy wants her Dad to leave his nursing home and live with them. So Barney starts plotting. Stars John Sparkes. From 2016.

Cathy's Dad is in a nursing home but Cathy wants him to come and live with them, especially since he's just developed a condition where the wrong words come out all the time.

Barney is not keen but then realises he can use looking after Cathy's Dad to make him seem more caring and, as it turns out, more attractive to Alice.

Meanwhile David gives his daughter a big role in the school play. And Evan finds there are some plusses to Fiona losing her voice after a throat operation.

But will Cathy's Dad ever be able to tell Barney what he thinks of him?

Jack Docherty's sitcom about three marriages in various states of disrepair.

Starring:

Couple 1:

Barney ...... Jack Docherty
Cathy ...... Kerry Godliman

Couple 2:

Evan ...... John Thomson
Fiona ...... Fiona Allen

Couple 3:

David ...... Charlie Higson
Alice ...... Laura Aikman

Cathy's Dad ...... John Sparkes

Producer: Claire Jones

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in August 2016.

28 minutes

Last on

Sat 13 Sep 202522:30

Credits

RoleContributor
Cathy's DadJohn Sparkes
BarneyJack Docherty
CathyKerry Godliman
EvanJohn Thomson
FionaFiona Allen
DavidCharlie Higson
AliceLaura Aikman
ProducerClaire Jones
WriterJack Docherty

Broadcasts

  • Fri 19 Aug 201611:30
  • Tue 18 Sep 201818:30
  • Sun 24 Nov 201907:30
  • Sun 24 Nov 201917:30
  • Sun 24 Nov 201922:00
  • Mon 25 Nov 201905:30
  • Sun 18 Jul 202112:30
  • Sun 18 Jul 202117:30
  • Sun 18 Jul 202122:00
  • Mon 19 Jul 202105:30
  • Sun 22 Oct 202322:00
  • Sat 13 Sep 202522:30