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Being Mussolini

Being Mussolini

  • Radio comedy drama
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2006
  • 1 episode

Surreal comedy starring Omid Djalili. Ordinary man Aldo looks and sounds exactly like the Italian dictator. Also features Lia Williams, Gerard McDermott, Ewan Bailey, Pauline McLynn, Adam Buxton and more.

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Key details

Genre
Comedy Drama
Broadcast
2006
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
1
Stars
Omid Djalili, Lia Williams, Gerard McDermott, Ewan Bailey, Pauline McLynn, Adam Buxton, Sophie Roberts, Cicely Giddings and Ella Smith
Writer
Boothby Graffoe
Producer
Claudine Toutoungi
Company

Aldo is a very ordinary man, save for one thing: he looks and sounds exactly like Mussolini. Being Mussolini's lookalike is no easy matter, especially when Italy is at war and your wife prefers your new identity. A frantic mix of the surreal and the comic combines in Boothby Graffoe's new play.

Additional details

Also known as
  • The Saturday Play: Being Mussolini
Production
Studio

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