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.
- Episode 3 repeated Tuesday at 8am on Radio 4 Extra
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
- Next repeats
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- Episode 3: Tuesday at 8am on Radio 4 Extra
- Episode 3: Tuesday at 1pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Episode 3: Tuesday at 7pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Episode 3: Wednesday at 3am on Radio 4 Extra
- Episode 4: Tuesday 4th March at 8am on Radio 4 Extra
- Episode 4: Tuesday 4th March at 1pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Episode 4: Tuesday 4th March at 7pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Episode 4: Wednesday 5th March at 3am on Radio 4 Extra
- Most recent repeats