John Finnemore's Double Acts
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 2015 - 2017
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Standalone comedies written by and starring John Finnemore.
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 2015 - 2017
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 12 (2 series)
- Writer
- John Finnemore
- Producer
- David Tyler
- Company
The writer and star of the multi-award winning sketch show John Finnemore's Souvenir Programme and the sitcom Cabin Pressure writes these standalone half-hour comedies
Each one is a self-contained story, with its own cast, and all strictly adhere to the overarching theme of 'ideas John has had for this series'.
They range from hot-desking office workers attempting to conduct a romance at the rate of four minutes a day to a band of explorers beginning to wonder if they'll ever reach Australia's Great Inland Sea.
Others feature characters ranging from a charming burglar to a charmless bath saleswoman; from the worst teacher of English Conversation in contemporary Germany to the best imaginer of tigers in 1950s Britain. As John says, "if there's one thing they all have in common... I'll be very surprised. And a bit annoyed."
Additional details
- Also known as
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- The John Finnemore Project (Working title)
- Production
- Studio
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Friday 16th October 2015 at 11:30am on BBC Radio 4
- Most recent repeats
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- Sunday 26th June 2022 at 2:30am on Radio 4 Extra - Series 2, Episode 6
- Saturday 25th June 2022 at 2:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 2, Episode 6
- Sunday 19th June 2022 at 11:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 2, Episode 6