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| − | Episode 1: Goodbye, Baby Boomer | + | Episode 1: Goodbye, Baby Boomer and Amen: Tim thinks he's in line for promotion, but his boss has other ideas. Tim Merryman is made redundant after 22 years; the contents of his desk are presented to him in a black bag and his car is repossessed, Surely, that's all. |
Episode 2: In Strictest Confidence: Tim reluctantly visits an out-placement office, where he is confronted with his demons by Barry. And he meets Rhys, a fellow music buff who hasn't had the courage to tell his wife that he has lost his job after six months. | Episode 2: In Strictest Confidence: Tim reluctantly visits an out-placement office, where he is confronted with his demons by Barry. And he meets Rhys, a fellow music buff who hasn't had the courage to tell his wife that he has lost his job after six months. | ||
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Episode 3: After The Goldrush: Tim's first job interview with the youthful and exuberant entrepreneurs at plumray.com leads to a number of entertaining blunders en route to a catastrophe with a Yucca plant, but at least Amy still fancies him. | Episode 3: After The Goldrush: Tim's first job interview with the youthful and exuberant entrepreneurs at plumray.com leads to a number of entertaining blunders en route to a catastrophe with a Yucca plant, but at least Amy still fancies him. | ||
| − | Episode 4: Old Friends: Old friends are not always what they seem, as Tim discovers when he meets up with Harry. Harry's wife Catherine has left him after twenty five years of marriage, HRT, and a bell ringing class. Could this spell trouble for Tim and Amy? | + | Episode 4: Old Friends: Old friends are not always what they seem, as Tim discovers when he meets up with Harry. Harry's wife Catherine has left him after twenty-five years of marriage, HRT, and a bell ringing class. Could this spell trouble for Tim and Amy? |
== Cast all Episodes == | == Cast all Episodes == | ||
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== Production Crew == | == Production Crew == | ||
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== Recorded at == | == Recorded at == | ||
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== Music composed & Arranged == | == Music composed & Arranged == | ||
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== Comment by Dirk Maggs == | == Comment by Dirk Maggs == | ||
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== Running Time == | == Running Time == | ||
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== Cast Photo's == | == Cast Photo's == | ||
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== David Williams Comments == | == David Williams Comments == | ||
| − | Sound production had some very clever effects that made some of the episodes quite good e.g. when phones were being used in small spaces you could hear that the character was in a small space. Some of the linking music was very good and Dirks love of R&B did show | + | Sound production had some very clever effects that made some of the episodes quite good e.g. when phones were being used in small spaces you could hear that the character was in a small space. Some of the linking music was very good and Dirks love of R&B did show itself. |
As to the actual content I had trouble getting to like the main character I got to the stage where I just wanted to give him a slap around the face and tell him to grow up. The more interesting characters like what the son was doing at university started to sound more interesting, I also could not understand why Tim's wife had not dumped him for someone else. | As to the actual content I had trouble getting to like the main character I got to the stage where I just wanted to give him a slap around the face and tell him to grow up. The more interesting characters like what the son was doing at university started to sound more interesting, I also could not understand why Tim's wife had not dumped him for someone else. | ||
| − | The performances that Dirk got from the actors were | + | The performances that Dirk got from the actors were particularly good, just for me the content was not there. |
== Other Items == | == Other Items == | ||
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[[category:2003]] | [[category:2003]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:27, 15 June 2025
1st Broadcast 9th June 2003 on BBC Radio 4
Repeated May 2004
Contents
Director
Producer
Written By
Produced By
A Catherine Bailey Production for BBC Radio 4
Synopsis
Episode 1: Goodbye, Baby Boomer and Amen: Tim thinks he's in line for promotion, but his boss has other ideas. Tim Merryman is made redundant after 22 years; the contents of his desk are presented to him in a black bag and his car is repossessed, Surely, that's all.
Episode 2: In Strictest Confidence: Tim reluctantly visits an out-placement office, where he is confronted with his demons by Barry. And he meets Rhys, a fellow music buff who hasn't had the courage to tell his wife that he has lost his job after six months.
Episode 3: After The Goldrush: Tim's first job interview with the youthful and exuberant entrepreneurs at plumray.com leads to a number of entertaining blunders en route to a catastrophe with a Yucca plant, but at least Amy still fancies him.
Episode 4: Old Friends: Old friends are not always what they seem, as Tim discovers when he meets up with Harry. Harry's wife Catherine has left him after twenty-five years of marriage, HRT, and a bell ringing class. Could this spell trouble for Tim and Amy?
Cast all Episodes
Tim Duncan Preston
Joe Leo Bill
Holly Catherine Shepherd
Colin Nick Burnell
Newsagent Tom George
Charlotte Cathy Sara
Belle Rachel Preece
Dan Mark Straker
Sally Rachel Preece
Vic Ryan McCluskey
Ollie Tom George
Shop Assistant Cathy Sara
Barry John Challis
Rhys John Sparkes
Judith Teresa Gallagher
Harry Gary Waldhorn
Catherine Hetty Baynes
Production Crew
None currently
Recorded at
None currently
Music composed & Arranged
None currently
Comment by Dirk Maggs
None currently
Running Time
4 Episodes 30 minutes
Cast Photo's
None currently
David Williams Comments
Sound production had some very clever effects that made some of the episodes quite good e.g. when phones were being used in small spaces you could hear that the character was in a small space. Some of the linking music was very good and Dirks love of R&B did show itself.
As to the actual content I had trouble getting to like the main character I got to the stage where I just wanted to give him a slap around the face and tell him to grow up. The more interesting characters like what the son was doing at university started to sound more interesting, I also could not understand why Tim's wife had not dumped him for someone else.
The performances that Dirk got from the actors were particularly good, just for me the content was not there.
Other Items
None currently
