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Radio 4,23 Mar 2021,28 mins

SeriesSeries 4

Episode 4: Ask The Man Who Owns One

Reluctant Persuaders

Available for 66 days

Hardacre’s advertising agency is shaken when one of their latest ads is ridiculed by industry bible Campaign. Copywriter Joe Starling (Mathew Baynton) takes the news especially hard, spiralling into depression. Amanda (Josie Lawrence) and Hardacre (Nigel Havers) compete to pull Joe out of his funk, and prove to the other that they are the more gifted mentor. Meanwhile Teddy (Rasmus Hardiker) has worries of his own, as he attempts to care for a new pet. Cast: Nigel Havers – Hardacre Mathew Baynton – Joe Josie Lawrence – Amanda Rasmus Hardiker – Teddy 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 BBC Radio 4

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