The Break
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 2016 - 2022
- 24 episodes (4 series)
Radio 4 sitcom about a man who heads to the seaside for a break and stays with his uncle. Stars Philip Jackson, Tom Palmer, Alison Steadman, Mark Benton, James Northcote and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 3 - Dead Man's Dinner
Jeff and Andy have won a slap-up dinner for two at Flamford's poshest eaterie - The Royal Albion Hotel.
Further details
Jeff and his nephew Andy are contacted by the Editor of The Flamford Bugle. They have won a slap-up dinner for two at Flamford's poshest eaterie - The Royal Albion Hotel. Eagerly anticipating the night out of a lifetime, Andy and Jeff's dreams of gourmet heaven quickly deteriorate into the nightmare of a lifetime.
The prize had been promised to local citizen Wally Metcalfe, but he died just after the draw. Now his widow is on the warpath with her two burly sons. Social media doesn't help, either, and in no time there is a mob baying for Jeff and Andy's blood.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 13th June 2016
- Time
- 11:30am
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes