Old Harry's Game
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 1995 - 2012
- 46 episodes (7 series)
The radio sitcom from Hell - literally. Written by and starring Andy Hamilton as the underworld-weary Satan. Also features James Grout, Jimmy Mulville, Steven O'Donnell, Robert Duncan, Annette Crosbie and more.
- Series 2, Episode 1 repeated Monday 6th January at 11:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1995 - 2012
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 46 (7 series)
- Stars
- Andy Hamilton, James Grout, Jimmy Mulville, Steven O'Donnell, Robert Duncan, Annette Crosbie, David Swift, Timothy West and more
- Writer
- Andy Hamilton
- Director
- Andy Hamilton
- Producer
- Paul Mayhew-Archer
- Company
Life is not easy. Spending eternity in a place filled with fire and brimstone while the bottom half of you has been turned into a goat is even worse, but that is what Satan has to put up with.
Satan is somewhat world-weary (or rather underworld-weary), and spends most of his time torturing Thomas Quentin Crimp, the evilest human in the world, ignoring his sycophantic and grotesque assistant Scumspawn, and trying to argue with the Professor, a kind human who was sent to Hell because he was an atheist.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
- Soundtrack
- Theme tune is "Resurrection" by Christopher Young, from the film Hellraiser.
Website links
- BBC Homepage
A homepage for Old Harry's Game from BBC Radio 4. At the time of writing, nothing more than just episode data. - BBC Comedy guide
An article about the series from the BBC Comedy Guide. - Old Harry's Game
A comprehensive guide to the episodes. However at the time of writing this site has sadly not been updated since 2005, and thus the latest two series are missing. - British Comedy and Drama Website
A guide to some of the earlier episode of the series. - Wikipedia
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Thursday 23rd November 1995 at 11pm on BBC Radio 4
- Next repeats
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- Series 2, Episode 1: Monday 6th January at 11:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 2, Episode 2: Monday 13th January at 11:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Most recent repeats
-
- Sunday 10th November 2024 at 11:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 1, Episode 6
- Sunday 3rd November 2024 at 11:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 1, Episode 5
- Sunday 27th October 2024 at 11:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 1, Episode 4