Winter
Geoff attempts a career as a comedian in a very small town – getting an audience could be a problem. With Adam Riches. From August 2014.
A sitcom from Danny Robins, writer of the Lenny Henry comedy Rudy's Rare Records. This series is set and recorded in Sweden and stars Adam Riches, Danny Robins and some of Sweden's most popular TV comedy actors.
Geoff, a marginally successful stand-up comic from London, is moving to the tiny, cold and unpronounceable village of Yxsjö in northern Sweden - a culture shock forced on him by his Swedish girlfriend Linda's decision to move home to raise their child.
Geoff has to contend with snow, moose, pickled herring, unemployment, snow, Maypole dancing, snowmobiles, snow, meatball rolling, saunas, social democracy, snow, the weirdest pizzas in Europe, bears, deep forests, death metal, illegal alcohol, snow.
Above all, he has a new family to contend with. The Andersson's bewilder him - from father Sten who has a worrying tendency to growl like a bear and threaten him with any blunt instrument to hand, to Gunilla who threatens him with naked folk-dancing.
It's worth it all for Linda, of course - apart from her new found urge to conform with everything and except for her brother, a Goth with a propensity to set fire to things.
Episode 1: Winter
In which Geoff attempts to start a career as a comedian in Yxsjö. In a town with barely any shops, where the venue is run by Linda's father, getting an audience is going to be a problem.
Writer: Danny Robins
Director: Frank Stirling
A Unique production for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Geoff | Adam Riches |
Sten | Thomas Oredsson |
Linda | Sissela Benn |
Gunilla | Anna-Lena Brundin |
Ian | Danny Robins |
Jen | Helen Braunholz-Smith |
Shop Assistant | Lisa Werlinder |
Director | Frank Stirling |
Writer | Danny Robins |
Broadcasts
- Mon 11 Aug 2014 11:30³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
- Thu 29 Dec 2016 18:30³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4
- Thu 5 Jan 2017 07:30³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 5 Jan 2017 17:30³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 Extra
- Thu 5 Jan 2017 22:00³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 6 Jan 2017 05:30³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 8 Feb 2019 07:00³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 8 Feb 2019 17:00³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 9 Feb 2019 05:00³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4 Extra
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