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Rudy's Rare Records

Series 4

Episode 6: Sound of da Police

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

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When Doreen is mugged Adam and Rudy react very differently. Adam intends to become a role model for the community and Rudy intends to whack the mugger with a cricket bat.

Father and son comedy set in the finest old-school record shop in Birmingham. Starring Lenny Henry, Larrington Walker and some terrific tunes.

Rudy's Rare Records is a tiny down at heel old reggae record shop in Birmingham - one of a dying breed; a place with real soul, stacked with piles of vinyl, where the slogan is "if we don't have it - them don't mek it". It's owned by the charismatic, irrepressible Rudy Sharpe (Larrington Walker), reluctantly helped out by his long-suffering neurotic son Adam (Lenny Henry) and Handsworth's first, black, surly girly goth, Tasha (Natasha Godfrey). Rudy has recently married his long-term love interest Doreen (Claire Benedict) who is enjoying the challenge of getting the Sharpe men in shape - until she is shaken by a mugging.

Adam............Lenny Henry
Rudy.......... Larrington Walker
Tasha...........Natasha Godfrey
Doreen..........Claire Benedict
SGT Popper........ Andrew Brooke
Hoodie.........Adam Nagaitis
Hoodie 2.......Joe Sims

MISS JAMAICA * JIMMY CLIFF
007 SHANTY TOWN* DESMOND DEKKER
SOUND OF DA POLICE * KRS ONE
POLICE OFFICER * SMILEY CULTURE
INFORMER * SNOW
WELCOME TO JAMROCK * DAMIAN MARLEY
TROUBLE IN THE TOWN * DANDY
POLICE AND THIEVES* JUNIOR MURVIN
GUNS OF BRIXTON* JIMMY CLIFF
RING THE ALARM* FU SCHNICKENS. Show less

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