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Man At The Helm
Man At The Helm

Man At The Helm

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2016
  • 4 episodes (1 series)

Comedy about the madcap schemes of three children to find their recently divorced mum a new man. Stars Eloise Webb, Fern Deacon, Ben Barker, Amanda Hale, Jason Barnett and more.

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Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
2016
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
4 (1 series)
Stars
Eloise Webb, Fern Deacon, Ben Barker, Amanda Hale, Jason Barnett, James Lailey, Elizabeth Bennett and Adie Allen
Writers
Nina Stibbe and Amanda Whittington
Director
Gemma Jenkins
Company

Adaptation of Nina Stibbe's comic novel set in 1970s Leicestershire.

Set in a small Leicestershire village in the 1970s, this four-part comedy drama is about the madcap schemes of three children to cheer up their recently divorced mum, Elizabeth. Struggling to cope, she has taken to drinking and compulsive playwriting - neither of which impresses villagers already deeply suspicious of an attractive divorcee. Top of their list is to find her a new man in the hope that it will appease the hostile locals.

Additional details

Production
Studio

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Wednesday 5th October 2016 at 11:30am on BBC Radio 4
Most recent repeats
  • Tuesday 4th July 2023 at 2:30am on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 4
  • Monday 3rd July 2023 at 5:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 4
  • Monday 3rd July 2023 at 12:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 4

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