Episode 4

Available for 27 days

Drawing on his own family, the fourth series of Richard Herring’s popular comedy drama has warm, lively characters and sharply observed family dynamics of inter generational misunderstanding, sibling sparring and the ties that bind. Amid the comedy, Richard broaches some more serious highs and lows of family life. In this series, set during the first year of lockdown. he draws on his own experience of testicular cancer at that time, as well as the comedic escapades of the four generations of the Snell family. Love, laughter and malapropisms abound. Richard Herring is a comedian, writer, blogger and podcaster and the world's premier semi-professional self-playing snooker player. Episode 4 A family Zoom call to support Ian pre operations leads to lots of dodgy one ball jokes from Nick, Mark and Holly. Ken makes an extraordinary offer to the family’s hilarity. Jane comes to the rescue so Chloe can take a big filming job. And Margaret overhears a very private conversation. Cast: Ken ..... Phil Davis Margaret ..... Alison Steadman Ian ..... Richard Herring Chloe ..... Emily Berrington Jane ..... Fenella Woolgar Pete ..... Gordon Kennedy Mark ..... Fred Haig Holly ..... Tia Bannon Nick ..... Harrison Knights Writer: Richard Herring Director: Polly Thomas Sound Design: Eloise Whitmore Producer: Daisy Knight Executive Producers: Jon Thoday and Richard Allen Turner An Avalon Television production for BBC Radio 4