Galton & Simpson's Half Hour
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 2
- 2009
- 4 episodes (1 series)
A series of half-hour comedies from the writing partnership of Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. Stars Frank Skinner, David Mitchell, Robert Webb, Rik Mayall, June Whitfield and Paul Merton
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2 - Impasse
A Rolls Royce and a banger meet in a very narrow country lane, somewhere in Cornwall, and both drivers refuse to back up. Between the AA, the RAC and the Cornish Constabulary a solution is finally found; temporarily. Stars Mitchell & Webb.
Notes
This comedy drama was one of Galton & Simpson's Comedy Playhouse Scripts for the BBC, first broadcast in 1963. This new radio adaptation is introduced by Paul Merton.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Saturday 14th March 2009
- Time
- 1:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 2
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| David Mitchell | Ferris |
| Robert Webb | Spooner |
| Paul Merton | Narrator |
| John Antrobus | Actor |
| Helen Lederer | Actor |
| Clive Mantle | Actor |
| Julie Peasgood | Actor |
| Nick Wilton | Actor |
| Ray Galton | Writer |
| Alan Simpson | Writer |
| Carol Smith | Producer |
| Tessa Le Bars | Executive Producer |
| Trevor McCallum | Executive Producer |