Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show!
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 2005 - 2021
- 44 episodes (7 series)
A radio sitcom based around the day-to-day life of the confused and muddled one-time variety star, Count Arthur Strong. Stars Steve Delaney, Alastair Kerr, Dave Mounfield, Mel Giedroyc, Sue Perkins and Joanna Neary
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 2005 - 2021
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 44 (7 series), plus 10 highlights special
- Stars
- Steve Delaney, Alastair Kerr, Dave Mounfield, Mel Giedroyc, Sue Perkins and Joanna Neary
- Writer
- Steve Delaney
- Producers
- Mark Radcliffe, John Leonard and Richard Daws
- Companies
One-time variety star Count Arthur Strong (Steve Delaney) is all tourettic tics, false starts and nervous fumbling, badly covered up by a delicate sheen of bravado and self-assurance.
With his jumbled delivery of words, delusions of grandeur and ability to get monumentally sidetracked, normal daily tasks become a challenge for Arthur and more often than not, those around him too.
Arthur is almost always oblivious to the chaos and delay he causes those he meets. He often ends up blaming them for the confusion he has caused, and can regularly be heard threatening to write a strongly worded letter or pass details on to his solicitor.
On the rare occasions that it does dawn on Arthur that he is at fault, he will attempt to lie his way out of trouble - normally digging himself into an even deeper hole in the process.
Arthur is a cheapskate - amongst those he attempts to get freebies from is Wilf Taylor, his butcher. Other characters who have the misfortune of knowing Arthur include cafe owner Gerry and Malcolm Titter, a naive budding young actor and playwright who stupidly looks to the Count for advice and acting lessons.
Additional details
- Also known as
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- Count Arthur Speaks! (Radio 4 Extra show)
- Production
- Studio
Website links
- Official Count Arthur Strong Website
The official website of Count Arthur Strong. Features details about Arthur, plus some amusing additional content like Arthur's Horoscopes. - YouTube
- Wikipedia
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Friday 23rd December 2005 at 11:30am on BBC Radio 4
- Most recent repeats
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- Saturday 23rd December 2023 at 3:30am on Radio 4 Extra - 2019 Christmas Special
- Friday 22nd December 2023 at 5:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - 2019 Christmas Special
- Friday 22nd December 2023 at 12:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - 2019 Christmas Special
Recording details
- Komedia Brighton
- The Dancehouse Theatre (Manchester)