Episode 2
From Listen with Mother to helpline problems – an all-star cast with a comic take on life. Stars Sir Ian McKellen. From 2018.
Martin Jarvis directs Michael Frayn’s masterly comic series with an outstanding cast led by Ian McKellen, Joanna Lumley, Stephen Fry, Alfred Molina, Alex Jennings and Jarvis himself.
Michael Frayn - author of Noises Off - is the most comic philosophical writer of our time.
Each episode reveals his infectious delight in writing between the lines of theatre, fiction, TV and the media, the church, relationships - life in general.
* Darren Richardson conducts a misguided sight-seeing tour
* Ian McKellen has Helpline difficulties
* Nigel Anthony and Joanna Lumley revisit Listen With Mother
* Martin Jarvis attempts to broadcast from The Royal Opera House
* Alex Jennings and Janie Dee are a confused married couple
* George Blagden is an unusually literate weatherman
* Sir Ian McKellen, as Richard III, is interrupted by footnote scholars
Director: Martin Jarvis
A Jarvis and Ayres production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2018.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Actor | Ian McKellen |
| Actor | Nigel Anthony |
| Actor | Lisa Dillon |
| Actor | Edward Bennett |
| Actor | Janie Dee |
| Actor | Martin Jarvis |
| Actor | Alex Jennings |
| Actor | Rosalind Ayres |
| Actor | George Blagden |
| Actor | Darren Richardson |
| Actor | Joanna Lumley |
| Writer | Michael Frayn |
| Director | Martin Jarvis |
Broadcasts
Fri 8 Jun 201811:30BBC Radio 4- Tue 3 Dec 201923:00BBC Radio 4
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