To Hull And Back
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4 / BBC Radio 2
- 2014 - 2018
- 13 episodes (3 series)
Radio sitcom starring Lucy Beaumont as a young woman living with her mother in Hull and dreaming of a more adventurous life. Also features Maureen Lipman, Norman Lovett and Kerrie Marsh.
Episode menu
Pilot - The French Connection
Further details
Sophie still lives at home with her mum in Hull. They make a living doing car boot sales at the weekend. Except they don't really make a living because her mum can't bear to get rid of any of their junk. Plus, they don't have a car.
As their house gets more cluttered, Sophie feels more trapped. Sophie dreams of moving to London to meet her dad and to become a famous actress. Will this dream come true?
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 11th June 2014
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 2
- Length
- 30 minutes
- Recorded
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- Saturday 17th May 2014 at BBC Radio Theatre
Cast & crew
| Lucy Beaumont | Sophie |
| Maureen Lipman | Sheila |
| Norman Lovett | Ernie |
| Kerrie Marsh | Jean |
| Jemma Walker | Michelle ('Madame Michelle') |
| Jaimi Barbakoff | Sadie (Drama Teacher) |
| Lucy Beaumont | Writer |
| Carl Cooper | Producer |
Press
Review: Lucy Beaumont's To Hull And Back, Radio 2
Moments of genuine warmth are blended into the script expertly, and I defy your heart not to bleed when Sophie reveals she finally feels clever enough to meet her absent father.
Ash Williamson, Giggle Beats, 12th June 2014Lucy Beaumont blog
Winning the BBC New Comedy Award really helped me get ahead. I always saw myself as a bit of an oddball comedy act but the night of the final, in Blackpool, made me think I might be able to appeal to a mainstream audience. I knew I wanted to write sitcom and I knew I wanted to do it on radio.
Lucy Beaumont, BBC Writersroom, 12th June 2014Radio Times review
Stand-up Lucy Beaumont, the 2012 BBC New Comedy Award winner, writes and stars in this delightful sitcom pilot, a cross between a Victoria Wood sketch and a Mike Leigh film. She is Sophie, a daft ha'p'orth stuck living at home with her proud, junk-obsessed mum (Maureen Lipman).
But Sophie dreams of becoming an actress and thinks she has a shot when she gets an audition in London for "Third in the queue at Debenhams". There's a precise yet warm quality to the writing, including a rare fresh take on mishearing the Lord's Prayer, all enhanced by Lipman's peerless comic timing.
David Crawford, Radio Times, 11th June 2014