British Comedy Guide

The Dumb Waiter

  • Radio comedy drama
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 1981
  • 1 episode

Adaptation of the Harold Pinter comedy drama about two hitmen. Also features Bob Hoskins and Roy Kinnear.

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Key details

Genre
Comedy Drama
Broadcast
1981
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
1
Stars
Bob Hoskins and Roy Kinnear
Writer
Harold Pinter
Company

Gus and Ben are on the job, waiting and listening. Into the waiting silence rattles the dumb waiter with extraordinary demands for dishes they cannot supply - and who is operating the dumb waiter in an empty house? In a while their victim will come....

Pinter's writing in The Dumb Waiter combines "the staccato rhythms of music-hall cross-talk and the urban thriller." This production stars Bob Hoskins and Roy Kinnear and is an absolute tour de force.

Additional details

Also known as
  • Hidden Treasures: The Dumb Waiter

Website links

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Friday 31st July 1981 on BBC Radio 4
Episode length
45 minutes
All previous repeats
  • Sunday 24th March 2024 at 3:00pm on Radio 4

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