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.
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Series 3, Episode 2 - Five Benches Outside Yatterby Hall, Flamford
Further details
Nothing could be more relaxing than a visit to a historical stately home but this is Flamford. Andy starts the day with a rather alarming haircut and it's downhill from there on.
Jeff drags Andy on a quest to local heritage site, Yatterby Hall, where he hopes to snag the autograph of his hero, Sir Trevor McDonald. On the way, they meet disgruntled and vengeful Big Blue Bus guide, Glenn; disgruntled and despondent primary school teacher, Brendan Liversedge; and several disgruntled and thin-skinned costumed museum guides.
Lording it over them all (quite literally) is Lord Yatterby, Johnny Hussey-Gore-Marshbanks, his conversationally-challenged wife, Francesca, his scheming dowager mother and Alfred, his junkie son. Jeff never gets Sir Trevor's autograph but comes away from Yatterby Hall a wiser and richer man.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 17th June 2020
- Time
- 11:30am
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Philip Jackson | Uncle Jeff |
| James Northcote | Andy |
| Rasmus Hardiker | Glenn |
| Mark Benton | Brendan Liversedge |
| Mark Benton | Lord Yatterby, Johnny Hussey-Gore-Marshbanks |
| Shobna Gulati | Francesca |
| Alison Steadman | Dowager Mother |
| Rasmus Hardiker | Alfred |
| Ian Brown | Writer |
| James Hendrie | Writer |
| Gordon Kennedy | Director |
| Gordon Kennedy | Producer |
| Leon Chambers | Editor |
| Sarah Tombling | Production Manager |