| Show name | Reluctant Persuaders |
|---|---|
| Format | Situation comedy |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 4 |
| Starring | Nigel Havers Josie Lawrence Mathew Baynton Rasmus Hardiker Olivia Nixon Kieran Hodgson[1][2] |
| Writer | Edward Rowett[3] |
| First aired | 15 September 2015[4] |
| Last aired | 6 April 2021[5] |
| Num series | 4[6] |
| Num episodes | 20[6] |
| Website | Reluctant Persuaders at BBC Radio 4 |
Reluctant Persuaders is a BBC Radio 4 sitcom, written by Edward Rowett.[3] It stars Nigel Havers, Josie Lawrence, Mathew Baynton, Rasmus Hardiker, Olivia Nixon and Kieran Hodgson,[4][7] and was produced by Absolutely Productions.[8] It ran for four series, with a Christmas special, between September 2015 and April 2021.[4][9]
Plot
Reluctant Persuaders follows Hardacre's, 'the worst advertising agency in London'.[3]
Cast
- Nigel Havers as Rupert Hardacre[4]
- Josie Lawrence as Amanda Brook[4]
- Mathew Baynton as Joe Starling[9]
- Rasmus Hardiker as Teddy (series 1, 3, 4 and Christmas special)[4]
- Kieran Hodgson as Teddy (series 2)[7]
- Olivia Nixon as Laura[4]
Episodes
Series One
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Series Two
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Series Three
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Special
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Series Four
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Broadcast history
Reluctant Persuaders was originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Repeats have since aired on BBC Radio 4 Extra.
Awards
Reluctant Persuaders won the award for Best Scripted Comedy (Studio Audience) at the 2016 BBC Audio Drama Awards.[10]
References
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 1". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 2". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 1, Lemon". Bbc.co.uk. Archived 6 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 4". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders - Available now". Bbc.co.uk. Archived 3 January 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 2, Live Young". Bbc.co.uk. Archived 11 November 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ Trott, Lloyd (2019-10-31). Actors' and Performers' Yearbook 2020: Essential Contacts for Stage, Screen ... - Google Books. ISBN 9781350107588. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 3, Holidays Are Coming". Bbc.co.uk. Archived 28 July 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- ^ "Who won at the 2016 BBC Audio Drama Awards?". Radio Times. 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2020-05-10.