Kicking The Habit
- Radio comedy drama
- BBC Radio 4
- 2007 - 2008
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Radio comedy following a group of monks who find the brown habit is no protection against the problems and temptations of modern life. Stars Martin Jarvis, Roy Dotrice, Alfred Molina, Darren Richardson, Rosalind Ayres and more.
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 1 - As I Was Braying
Further details
The well-meaning, if eccentric, brothers like to describe themselves as the original carers in the community. Surprisingly, perhaps, they live a life which is anything but cut off from the real world. High on the agenda is that universal problem - money. But the good news is the owner of a Rolls-Royce with a gold radiator is anxious for them to bless his ass. Not so good, though, is the fact that the organ's baggy swell-box is on its last legs. And worse, there's the terrifying prospect of the brothers having to update the ladies' loos.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 13th August 2008
- Time
- 11:30am
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Martin Jarvis | Father Michael |
| Roy Dotrice | Brother Martin |
| Alfred Molina | Father Bertie |
| Darren Richardson | Brother Luke |
| Rosalind Ayres | Mave |
| Alan Shearman | Ensemble Actor |
| Matthew Wolf | Ensemble Actor |
| Kenneth Danziger | Father Lawrence |
| Moira Quirk | Gwynneth |
| Christopher Lee | Writer |
| Pete Atkin | Director |
| Martin Jarvis | Producer |
| Rosalind Ayres | Producer |
Press
A comedy so gentle that it wafts through the airwaves like a will-o'-the-wisp, never touching the sides of your brain.
Christopher Lee's Carmelite friars are back doing what they do best, making inoffensive little puns about requests from rich men to bless their asses and braying for all creatures great and small. At pains to point out that they are not monks who shut themselves away from the world, these Friars like to see themselves as the 'original carers in the community'. It's a community that apparently is bothered with nothing more pressing than an organ suffering from a baggy swell box. A common complaint, you will agree.
Effortlessly performed by Roy Dotrice, the unmistakeable Martin Jarvis and Alfred Molina, it is perfect light summer fare, not too taxing and not too... well, anything much really.
David Gillard, Radio Times, 13th August 2008