Hatch, Match And Dispatch
- Radio comedy drama
- BBC Radio 4
- 2014
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Series of six quirky plays that start in a register office and end in a birth, marriage or death.
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Series 1, Episode 5 - Nine Lives
Beth's father claims never to have been born. As Beth tries to untangle the truth, she uncovers an unexpected family secret.
Further details
Beth's elderly father Patrick has a lifetime's worth of stories, and Beth knows them so well she almost feels as if she's lived them herself. But one story she finds hard to believe - Patrick claims that he was never born. That he's lived forever. As Beth tries to untangle the truth of her father's birth, she uncovers an unexpected family secret.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 23rd July 2014
- Time
- 2:15pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 45 minutes
Cast & crew
| Eiry Thomas | Beth |
| Peter Marinker | Patrick |
| Christian Patterson | Bill |
| Sharon Morgan | Mrs Knowles |
| Eirlys Bellin | Miriam |
| Eirlys Bellin | Janet |
| Matthew Gravelle | Reg |
| Matthew Gravelle | Harold |
| Annamaria Murphy (as Anna Maria Murphy) | Writer |
| James Robinson | Director |
| James Robinson | Producer |