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
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 1 - Motivation
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 28th February 2007
- Time
- 11:30am
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Steve Delaney | Count Arthur Strong |
| Alastair Kerr | Ensemble Actor |
| Dave Mounfield | Ensemble Actor |
| Sue Perkins | Ensemble Actor |
| Steve Delaney | Writer |
| Graham Duff | Script Editor |
| Mark Radcliffe | Producer |
| John Leonard | Producer |
Press
Steve Delaney's comic creation just isn't very Strong.
There's nothing uplifting about Count Arthur Strong. Aping Alan Partridge's flailing grasps at fame and painfully humdrum home life, Arthur is a classic tragic-comic figure. Unfortunately, he's just not funny.
The first episode of the second series sees Arthur preparing a motivational seminar. Pedestrian at best, the gags centre on Strong muddling his words, or - shockingly - his less than crystal clear understanding of technology. Not exactly groundbreaking stuff.
There are flashes of insight into this (potentially) complex character, but in the end the show is as miserable as its underwhelming hero.
Gwynne Dixon, Such Small Portions, 28th February 2007