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Sleepy Tigers. Image shows from L to R: Rita (Marc Wootton), Sheila (Julia Davis). Copyright: BBC
Sleepy Tigers

Sleepy Tigers

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2015
  • 1 pilot

Dark comedy about a couple of maternity nurses who run their own business. Stars Julia Davis, Marc Wootton, Alex Macqueen and Rosie Cavaliero.

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Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
2015
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
1 Pilot
Stars
Julia Davis, Marc Wootton, Alex Macqueen and Rosie Cavaliero
Writers
Julia Davis and Marc Wootton
Producer
Jane Berthoud
Company

Julia Davis and Marc Wootton star as a couple of maternity nurses who run their own business, "Sleepy Tigers".

As they move into the home of some very new parents, the nurses quickly start to take over and dish out the advice: "You are setting a pattern for baby's future the minute he comes out of the womb. Four days in and you could have a serial killer on your hands. Six weeks on and it's a lost cause, the personality is formed. But help is at hand!"

It soon transpires that having Sleepy Tigers staying in your house does not provide relaxation for mother as advertised.

Additional details

Production
Studio

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Monday 30th March 2015 at 11pm on BBC Radio 4
Episode length
30 minutes
All previous repeats
  • Tuesday 10th April 2018 at 10:30pm on Radio 4 Extra

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