Nebulous
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 2005 - 2008
- 18 episodes (3 series)
A post-apocalyptic sci-fi radio sitcom set on an environmentally ruined Earth in 2099. Stars Mark Gatiss, Rosie Cavaliero, Graham Duff, Paul Putner, Graham Crowden and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 2005 - 2008
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 18 (3 series)
- Stars
- Mark Gatiss, Rosie Cavaliero, Graham Duff, Paul Putner, Graham Crowden, David Warner, Julia Dalkin and Matthew Wolf
- Writer
- Graham Duff
- Director
- Nicholas Briggs
- Producer
- Ted Dowd
- Companies
2099 A.D. - Professor Nebulous is the head of K.E.N.T. (The Key Environmental Non-judgemental Taskforce), an under-funded organisation designed to solve the Earth's environmental problems after several natural disasters. It is so under-funded that it has its own Laundromat service to make extra money. Nebulous is constantly ending up solving problems with the world, even having to save the entire planet on the odd occasion, while also battling his own childhood memories of his clown parents.
K.E.N.T's. staff is made up of three other people:
Paula Breeze, who is hopelessly in love with Nebulous, but he never notices.
Harry Hayes, who was badly injured by Nebulous when he accidentally disintegrated the Isle of Wight. As a result he is now a very loud voice box and no longer has the luxury of normal body parts.
Rory Lawson is a self-obsessed ladies man, who often claims Nebulous' ideas are "Bollocks! ... Sir." There is also Gemini, the A.I. of K.E.N.T.
Other characters include Sir Ronald Rolands, the Minister with Unusual Portfolio who cares little for K.E.N.T., often saying, "I'd like to do what I can, but afraid I can't", and the villainous Dr. Klench.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
Website links
- Official Website
BBC Radio 4 homepage for Nebulous. - BBC Comedy Guide
Online BBC article covering the series. - Graham Duff's Website
The website of Graham Duff, the writer of Nebulous - Nebulous City
A great fan site for the show. Features include an in-depth guide to the comedy and exclusive behind-the-scenes report. - Wikipedia
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 6th January 2005 at 11pm on BBC Radio 4
- Most recent repeats
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- Wednesday 31st October 2012 at 11:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 3, Episode 6
- Wednesday 24th October 2012 at 11:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 3, Episode 5
- Wednesday 17th October 2012 at 11:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 3, Episode 4