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Radio 4,09 Mar 2021,28 mins

SeriesSeries 4

Episode 2: Because Change Happenz

Reluctant Persuaders

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Rupert Hardacre (Nigel Havers) returns to his advertising agency a changed man, after six weeks in the wilderness. He has a new beard, a new outlook and a new soulmate - visionary artist Lake (Rebekah Staton). For Amanda (Josie Lawrence), Joe (Mathew Baynton), and Teddy (Rasmus Hardiker), relief at his return soon turns to anxiety as Hardacre and Lake begin to remake the agency in their own image, adopting a more holistic approach to creativity. As the rest of the team gradually warms to Lake, Joe finds himself increasingly isolated, and resolves to discover exactly what has happened to the Rupert Hardacre he thought he knew. Cast: Nigel Havers – Hardacre Mathew Baynton – Joe Josie Lawrence – Amanda Rasmus Hardiker – Teddy Rebekah Staton – Lake Written by Edward Rowett Directed by Alan Nixon Script edited by Mark Evans Edited and Engineered by Jerry Peal Production Manager: Sarah Tombling Based on an original idea by Edward Rowett and Robert Frimstone Recorded at The Soundhouse Studios, London Produced by Gordon Kennedy An Absolutely Production for the BBC An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4

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