Mr And Mrs Smith
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 2010 - 2012
- 5 episodes (1 series)
Radio 4 sitcom about a couple in marriage counselling, written by and starring comedian Will Smith. Stars Will Smith, Sarah Hadland, Paterson Joseph, Geoffrey Whitehead, Susie Blake and Tracy Wiles
Episode menu
Pilot - Happy Tuesdays: Mr And Mrs Smith
Further details
The episode begins with Will and Annabelle talking to their counsellor, Guy. They discuss their disastrous weekend in a boutique hotel to celebrate their anniversary. The comedy butts back and forth between the counselling session, where Guy mediates the dispute, and the anniversary weekend itself, where both sides of the argument are heard - usually leaning more towards Annabelle's point of view.
In contrast to Will's uptight control-freakery, Guy is laconic and urbane - and clearly irritating to Will.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 3rd August 2010
- Time
- 11pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Will Smith | Will |
| Sarah Hadland | Annabelle |
| Paterson Joseph | Guy |
| Geoffrey Whitehead | John |
| Morwenna Banks | Ensemble Actor |
| Will Smith | Writer |
| Tilusha Ghelani | Producer |
Press
Happy Tuesdays: Mr and Mrs Smith
I listened to Will Smith's Mr and Mrs Smith the other day - part of the Happy Tuesdays season of pilots on Radio 4. It was a show about a married couple undergoing counselling, and starred Will Smith and Sarah Hadland. I rather liked it. In fact, I like it a lot.
James Cary, Sitcom Geek, 13th August 2010More meditations on love came from Mr and Mrs Smith in Radio 4's late night Happy Tuesdays slot, a series whose reviews thus far must have prompted some horribly unhappy Wednesdays. Written by Will Smith, who starred as the Conservative aide in The Thick of It, the scene was a marriage-guidance session. She was unsatisfied - he gave her a draining rack for their first anniversary - he was unsatisfactory: "I only feel like a man when I'm playing Call of Duty". Their romantic mini-break was predictably disastrous. It was, I suppose, the kind of humour you can multi-task to. Gently amusing, and Smith will undoubtedly go on to write slicker and faster material.
Jane Thynne, The Independent, 5th August 2010Things I learned recording my radio pilot
If you are married, and you write a show where you play a character going to marriage counselling who has your name, you can expect a few awkward conversations with people on the outer ring of your social circle.
Will Smith, BBC Comedy, 2nd August 2010