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Episode 4

From a surprising travel programme to memory lapses – an all-star cast’s comic take on life. Starring Joanna Lumley. 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.

This final episode reveals his infectious delight in writing between the lines of theatre, fiction, TV and the media, the church, relationships - life in general.

* Joanna Lumley presents a surprising travel programme
* Janie Dee and Alex Jennings have memory lapses, and the ensemble provides an unusual restaurant menu.
* Alex Jennings fronts a manic infomercial
* Gyles Brandreth chairs the TV-watching Championships, assisted by Nigel Anthony and George Blagden
* Alfred Molina and Yeni Alvarez speak "international English"
* Martin Jarvis and Rosalind Ayres wonder what's really happening on the radio.

Director: Martin Jarvis

A Jarvis and Ayres production for ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2018.

28 minutes

Last on

Thu 25 Aug 2022 05:00

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Credits

Role Contributor
Actor Joanna Lumley
Actor Alfred Molina
Actor Charles Edwards
Actor Yeni Alvarez
Actor Rosalind Ayres
Actor Nigel Anthony
Actor Gyles Brandreth
Actor George Blagden
Actor Martin Jarvis
Actor Lisa Dillon
Actor Edward Bennett
Actor Janie Dee
Actor Alex Jennings
Writer Michael Frayn
Director Martin Jarvis

Broadcasts

  • Fri 22 Jun 2018 11:30
  • Tue 17 Dec 2019 23:00
  • Wed 2 Dec 2020 07:00
  • Wed 2 Dec 2020 17:00
  • Thu 3 Dec 2020 05:00
  • Wed 24 Aug 2022 07:00
  • Wed 24 Aug 2022 17:00
  • Thu 25 Aug 2022 05:00