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Hugh Bonneville
A Short Gentleman

A Short Gentleman

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2012
  • 4 episodes (1 series)

Radio sitcom based on Jon Canter's book of the same name. Hugh Bonneville stars as a short lawyer with a disastrous personal life. Stars Hugh Bonneville, James Hayes, Nichola McAuliffe, Josef Lindsay, Ewan Bailey and more.

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Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
2012
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
4 (1 series)
Stars
Hugh Bonneville, James Hayes, Nichola McAuliffe, Josef Lindsay, Ewan Bailey, Katherine Jakeways, Tracy Wiles and Gerard McDermott
Writers
Jon Canter and Robin Brooks
Director
Jonquil Panting
Producer
Jonquil Panting

Hugh Bonneville stars as Robert Purcell, QC, a perfect specimen of the British Establishment, who applies faultless legal logic to his disastrous personal life.

Additional details

Production
Studio

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Wednesday 4th January 2012 at 11:30am on BBC Radio 4
Most recent repeats
  • Tuesday 25th June 2024 at 3:00am on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 4
  • Monday 24th June 2024 at 7:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 4
  • Monday 24th June 2024 at 1:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 4

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