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Phil Ellis Is Trying. Image shows from L to R: Lolly (Lolly Adefope), Phil (Phil Ellis), Johnny (Johnny Vegas). Copyright: BBC
Phil Ellis Is Trying

Phil Ellis Is Trying

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2018 - 2020
  • 12 episodes (3 series)

Phil Ellis stars as a man trying - and failing - to make a success of his life. Also features Johnny Vegas, Lolly Adefope, Amy Gledhill, Katia Kvinge and Terry Mynott

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Phil Ellis Is Trying. Image shows from L to R: Lolly (Lolly Adefope), Phil (Phil Ellis), Johnny (Johnny Vegas). Copyright: BBC

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
2018 - 2020
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
12 (3 series)
Stars
Phil Ellis, Johnny Vegas, Lolly Adefope, Amy Gledhill, Katia Kvinge and Terry Mynott
Writers
Phil Ellis and Fraser Steele
Producer
Sam Michell
Company

Phil Ellis stars in this gag-packed, anarchic sitcom about a man desperate to succeed in a world he doesn't fully understand, and doesn't understand him.

Phil is trying. He's trying to get over his divorce from Leanne. He's trying to make the crumbling entertainment business he inherited a success. He's trying to improve his interpersonal skills. He's trying to pay his rent and pay off his debts. And he's trying to find a new love, to finally move on from Leanne. He's trying. God is he trying.

Additional details

Production
Studio

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Tuesday 5th June 2018 at 11pm on BBC Radio 4
Most recent repeats

Recording details

  • BBC Radio Theatre

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