Week Ending

Radio sketch show
BBC Radio 4
1970 - 1998
1142 episodes (83 series)

A satirical sketch show that started many comedy careers and ran for more than 1,100 episodes, for nearly 30 years. Stars Bill Wallis, David Tate, Sally Grace, David Jason, Jon Glover and more.

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Key cast & crew credits

Cast
Bill Wallis	Ensemble Actor (Series 2-69)
David Tate	Ensemble Actor (Series 19-71)
Sally Grace	Ensemble Actor (Series 43-83)
David Jason	Ensemble Actor (Series 2-16 & 18-37 & 39-41 & 43 & 47-48)
Jon Glover	Ensemble Actor (Series 43-58 & 60 & 62-63 & 65 & 67-74 & 76-83)
Nigel Rees	Ensemble Actor (Series 2-18)
Sheila Steafel	Ensemble Actor (Series 23-40)
Chris Emmett	Ensemble Actor (Series 37-40 & 60 & 64 & 71 & 74 & 76)
Toby Longworth	Ensemble Actor (Series 72-79 & 81)
Jeffrey Holland	Ensemble Actor (Series 73-81)
Royce Mills	Ensemble Actor (Series 59-62 & 64-67)
Alistair McGowan	Ensemble Actor (Series 67-72 & 76 & 80-81)
Dave Lamb	Ensemble Actor (Series 80-83)
Sarah Parkinson	Ensemble Actor (Series 81-83)
Tracey Ullman	Ensemble Actor (Series 38-42)
Susie Blake	Ensemble Actor (Series 55 & 60 & 66-67)
Frank Abbott	Ensemble Actor (Series 2)
Richie Webb (as Richard Webb)	Ensemble Actor (Series 81)
David Firman (as The David Firman Trio)	Musical Performer (Series 27-33)
David Hulley (as The David Firman Trio)	Musical Performer (Series 27-33)
Pete Moss (as The David Firman Trio)	Musical Performer (Series 27-33)

Writing team
Max Alcock	Writer (Series 9-69)
Richard Quick	Writer (Series 24-40 & 42-62 & 68)
Dave Dixon	Writer (Series 36-67)
Michael Dines	Writer (Series 59-75 & 78)
Barry Atkins	Writer (Series 59-74)
David Kind	Writer (Series 38-63)
John Langdon	Writer (Series 27-40 & 42-49 & 62)
Oleh Stepaniuk	Writer (Series 61-69 & 71-76 & 81)
Ivan Shakespeare	Writer (Series 69-81 & 83)
Paul Bassett Davies (as Paul B. Davies)	Writer (Series 52-60)
Bill Matthews	Writer (Series 52-65)
Ged Parsons	Writer (Series 55-65 & 67-70 & 74-76 & 80)
Colin Bostock-Smith	Writer (Series 4-22)
Robert Linford	Writer (Series 57-68)
Ian Brown	Writer (Series 40-54)
Nick Hildred	Writer (Series 71-83)
Mike Coleman	Writer (Series 53-64)
Pete Sinclair	Writer (Series 46-61 & 83)
Simon Bullivant	Writer (Series 57-67)
Martin Booth	Writer (Series 46-57 & 60)
Roger Woddis	Writer (Series 20-31)
Bob Sinfield	Writer (Series 31-45 & 50 & 52 & 57 & 83)
Stuart Silver	Writer (Series 46-58)
Guy Jenkin	Writer (Series 25-39 & 83)
Gerry Goddin	Writer (Series 67-83)
Alistair Beaton	Writer (Series 7-24 & 26-27 & 33 & 38-39)
Nick R. Thomas	Writer (Series 69-83)
Simon Brett	Writer (Series 1-15 & 19-20)
James Hendrie	Writer (Series 37-44 & 46 & 48-50 & 52)
Jerry Glover	Writer (Series 71-81)
Simon Goodman	Writer (Series 71-81)
Crispin Belcher	Writer (Series 67-72)
Mark Brisenden	Writer (Series 59-63 & 76)
Peter Hickey	Writer (Series 30-37 & 39-40 & 42 & 44 & 46-48 & 50 & 53 & 56 & 60 & 67)
Chris Miller	Writer (Series 3-16 & 18)
Felix Riley	Writer (Series 76-83)
Max Handley	Writer (Series 55-63)
Simon Hardeman	Writer (Series 75-83)
Steve Punt	Writer (Series 52-58)
Dave Single	Writer (Series 66-73)
Roy Apps	Writer (Series 38-51 & 54 & 57)
Dave Cohen (as David Cohen)	Writer (Series 52-54 & 58)
Simon Littlefield	Writer (Series 76-82)
Nelson David	Writer (Series 69-78 & 80)
Alison Renshaw	Writer (Series 52-61)
Nick Revell (as John Revell)	Writer (Series 39-42)
Peter Spence	Writer (Series 1-6 & 13)
David Hatch	Writer (Series 2-4)
Sandra Pronger	Writer (Series 3-13 & 15 & 19-20 & 22-23)
Arnold Brown	Writer (Series 8-9 & 12-15 & 17-19 & 21-25 & 42-45)
David Renwick	Writer (Series 8-15)
Fred Metcalf	Writer (Series 3-7 & 21 & 24)
Trevor Adams	Writer (Series 3-4)
John Mason	Writer (Series 4-10 & 15-16 & 21)
Gail Renard	Writer (Series 4-7)
Andrew Marshall	Writer (Series 8-18)
Will Adams	Writer (Series 12-13 & 19-21)
Martin Smith	Writer (Series 12-13 & 19-21)
Andy Hamilton	Writer (Series 19-26 & 31 & 34 & 38)
Barry Pilton	Writer (Series 19-26 & 30-31)
Tony Sarchet	Writer (Series 34-40 & 42)
Geoff Atkinson (as Geoffrey Atkinson)	Writer (Series 27-30 & 33)
Simon Rose	Writer (Series 27-31 & 33)
Andrea Solomons	Writer (Series 38-44)
Strode Jackson	Writer (Series 29-36 & 39)
Brian Bethell	Writer (Series 31-38)
Peter Harris	Writer (Series 57-63 & 68 & 70-74)
Nick Saunders	Writer (Series 52-57)
Roger Saunders	Writer (Series 52-57)
Paul Alexander	Writer (Series 53-58)
Les Peters Rowley	Writer (Series 60-62 & 66-67)
Oleh Stepaniuk (as Terry Johnson)	Writer (Series 57-58)
John O'Farrell	Writer (Series 57-61 & 83)
David Baddiel	Writer (Series 57-62)
Mark Burton	Writer (Series 57-61 & 64 & 83)
Rob Newman	Writer (Series 58-62)
Oleh Stepaniuk (as Y. Terry Johnson)	Writer (Series 60)
John Random	Writer (Series 67-68 & 82)
Peter Baynham	Writer (Series 63-67 & 71)
Roderick Millar	Writer (Series 67-71 & 76)
Graham Lowell	Writer (Series 76-80)
John Holland	Writer (Series 67-73)
Iain Pattinson	Writer (Series 67-74 & 81)
Colin Swash	Writer (Series 64-67 & 71)
Julian Dutton	Writer (Series 64-68)
Richard Herring	Writer (Series 66-68)
Stewart Lee	Writer (Series 66-68)
Gill Brown	Writer (Series 66-67)
Henry Naylor	Writer (Series 66-68)
Andy Parsons	Writer (Series 67-68)
Andrew Clifford	Writer (Series 70-74)
Al Murray (as Alastair Murray)	Writer (Series 67-70)
Ben Moor	Writer (Series 67-70)
Danny O'Brien	Writer (Series 67-69 & 74)
Hugh Rycroft	Writer (Series 71-75)
Debbie Barham (as D.A. Barham)	Writer (Series 74)
Kevin Cecil	Writer (Series 68-70)
Andy Riley	Writer (Series 68-71)
Paul Powell	Writer (Series 69-72 & 77)
Jim Walton	Writer (Series 68-71)
Georgia Pritchett	Writer (Series 69-71)
Aled Evans (as RANT)	Writer (Series 69-70)
Tom Salinsky (as RANT)	Writer (Series 69-70)
Rob Tribe (as RANT)	Writer (Series 69-70)
Nick Hildred (as RANT)	Writer (Series 69-70)
Ben Miller	Writer (Series 69)
Anil Gupta	Writer (Series 69-70)
Peter Bradshaw	Writer (Series 70-71)
Clive Coleman	Writer (Series 70-71 & 74)
Dan Gaster	Writer (Series 71-74 & 76-77)
Will Ing	Writer (Series 71-74 & 76)
Aled Evans	Writer (Series 71-72)
Rob Colley	Writer (Series 71-76)
David Spicer	Writer (Series 73-74 & 76-81)
Pete Turner	Writer (Series 83)
Guy Clapperton	Writer (Series 74-76)
Ben Silburn	Writer (Series 77-80)
Lee Barnett	Writer (Series 74-77)
Barbara Kearns	Writer (Series 73-76)
Kay Stonham	Writer (Series 73-79)
Kim Morrissey	Writer (Series 74-76 & 78-79)
James Elias	Writer (Series 74-76)
Gordon Southern	Writer (Series 77-81)
Ben Ward	Writer (Series 76-81)
Gerard Foster	Writer (Series 76-81)
Jason McCreight	Writer (Series 74-76)
Rikard Bell	Writer (Series 82-83)
Brian Clover	Writer (Series 80-83)
Adam Bostock-Smith	Writer (Series 76-79 & 81)
Stewart Currie	Writer (Series 76-81)
Dave Lamb	Writer (Series 76-81 & 83)
Richie Webb (as Richard Webb)	Writer (Series 81)
Dan Evans	Writer (Series 81-83)
Pat Jewell	Writer (Series 81-83)
Laurence Howarth	Writer (Series 81-83)
Tom Jamieson	Writer (Series 79-83)
Tony Roche	Writer (Series 77-80)
Phil Wasley	Writer (Series 83)
Nev Fountain	Writer (Series 79-83)
Simon de Deney	Writer (Series 82-83)
George Poles	Writer (Series 80-83)
Mark Daydy	Writer (Series 81-83)
Kit Bingham	Writer (Series 81-83)
Paul Sassienie	Writer (Series 82-83)
Howard Ricklow	Writer (Series 82-83)
Simon Blackwell	Writer (Series 82-83)

Production team
Simon Brett	Producer (Series 5-14 & 20)
Paul Mayhew-Archer	Producer (Series 36-40 & 42-43 & 46-47 & 50 & 52 & 55)
Paul Spencer	Producer (Series 48-50 & 53 & 58 & 60-63)
Griff Rhys Jones	Producer (Series 24-31 & 33-34)
Geoffrey Perkins	Producer (Series 20-23 & 26-28 & 39)
Jennie Campbell	Producer (Series 44-45 & 47 & 49 & 51 & 54)
Jimmy Mulville	Producer (Series 32-36 & 38 & 40)
John Lloyd	Producer (Series 9 & 12-16 & 18)
Gareth Edwards	Producer (Series 69 & 72-76 & 78-79)
Diane Messias	Producer (Series 67-69 & 71-72)
Jo Clegg	Producer (Series 74 & 76-78 & 80-82)
Bill Dare	Producer (Series 59-60 & 62-63)
Kathy Smith	Producer (Series 74 & 76 & 78 & 82-83)
Lissa Evans	Producer (Series 60 & 62 & 71)
Martin Fisher	Producer (Series 16-18 & 20 & 30)
Andy Wilson	Producer (Series 56-58 & 60)
Neil Cargill	Producer (Series 61-62 & 64-65)
Sioned Wiliam	Producer (Series 62 & 64)
Jane Berthoud	Producer (Series 77-80)
Liz Anstee	Producer (Series 73 & 75 & 79-81)
Jan Ravens	Producer (Series 40-41)
Harry Thompson	Producer (Series 57 & 61 & 65 & 67)
David Tyler	Producer (Series 54-55)
Sarah Smith	Producer (Series 66 & 71)
Louise Coats	Producer (Series 69)
Bob Oliver Rogers	Producer (Series 6)
Jon Naismith	Producer (Series 70)
Caroline Leddy	Producer (Series 70-71)
Paul Schlesinger	Producer (Series 67)
Maria Esposito	Producer (Series 81-82)
Alan Nixon	Producer (Series 29-30 & 32)
Chris Neill	Producer (Series 74 & 76 & 82)
Jonathan James-Moore	Producer (Series 28-29 & 83)
Pete Atkin	Producer (Series 43 & 54)
Armando Iannucci	Producer (Series 67)
Douglas Adams	Producer (Series 25)
Jon Magnusson	Producer (Series 68)
Phil Clarke	Producer (Series 71)
Simon Brett	Co-producer (Series 1-5 & 19-20)
David Hatch	Co-producer (Series 1-5)
Bob Oliver Rogers	Co-producer (Series 5)
John Fawcett Wilson	Co-producer (Series 4)
Geoffrey Perkins	Co-producer (Series 19-20 & 39)
Bill McGuffie	Pianist (Series 2-26)
David Firman	Pianist (Series 35-38)

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