Michael Spicer: Before Next Door
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 2020 - 2023
- 9 episodes (2 series)
Semi-autobiographical sitcom based on Michael Spicer's rise to internet stardom. Also features Ellie Taylor and Joanna Neary.
- Series 1, Episode 3 repeated tomorrow at 8am on Radio 4 Extra
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 2020 - 2023
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 9 (2 series)
- Stars
- Michael Spicer, Ellie Taylor and Joanna Neary
- Writer
- Michael Spicer
- Producer
- Matt Tiller
- Companies
What happens when a socially awkward and neurotic part-time comedian becomes a global internet sensation?
Michael Spicer: Before Next Door charts Michael's real-life progress, sort of, as his Room Next Door videos amass tens of millions of views online and win him acclaim for his comedy, at last. But how will Michael cope? Will this married, father of two ever be able to quit his day job as a copywriter for a kitchen worktop company? And why is the broadcaster Peter Curran in his house?
After twenty years of producing comedy under the radar, Michael is now on the cusp of leaving the office behind and - with the help of his wife Roberta - making a career out of being funny. However, the road to fame for an ordinary person like Michael is a frightening one with sharp corners and hairy bends, like the dual carriageway on the A90 between Stonehaven and Aberdeen, for example.
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Additional details
- Production
- Studio
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 18th June 2020 at 11pm on BBC Radio 4
- Next repeats
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- Series 1, Episode 3: Tomorrow at 8am on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 1, Episode 3: Tomorrow at 1pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 1, Episode 3: Tomorrow at 7pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 1, Episode 3: Saturday at 3am on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 1, Episode 4: Friday 29th November at 8am on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 1, Episode 4: Friday 29th November at 1pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 1, Episode 4: Friday 29th November at 7pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 1, Episode 4: Saturday 30th November at 3am on Radio 4 Extra
- Most recent repeats
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- Saturday 16th November 2024 at 3:00am on Radio 4 Extra - Series 1, Episode 2
- Friday 15th November 2024 at 7:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 1, Episode 2
- Friday 15th November 2024 at 1:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 1, Episode 2