Comedy series. In an act of great cultural magnanimity towards the good people of the north, a specially funded scheme has been set up to send the distinguished-but-hip London poet Sir Ralph Stanza to be poet-in-residence at Salford. As he straddles the streets of Orsdall and Weaste, in his panama hat, blazer and silk scarf, his goal in this new four-part series is to blend in with the people of Salford and express their anger through his verse. 1: The Verse Was Yet to Come. Featuring James Quinn , with Alison Darling , Jack Deam ,
Mark Chatterton , Stephen Hoyle and Jemma Thompson. Producer Graham Frost