by William Osborne and Richard Turner
with David Threlfall as Edward Wilson
and co-starring Pam Ferris, Jenny Luckraft, Steve Steen, Rebecca Stevens and Richard Turner

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BBC Manchester (Stereo)
(Re-broadcast on Friday at 12.27pm)
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[Article] Threlfall looks to the future
Two years ago the Orwellian vision of the future was updated by a decade and given a searing satirical twist when former Cambridge Footlights writers William Osborne and Richard Turner looked forward to Nineteen Ninety-Four. This week their brainwashed hero Edward Wilson and his faithful home-help robot Fetcher move on to Nineteen Ninety-Eight for a new six-part series that launches Radio 4's late-night comedy hour on Saturday (11.0, followed by the new sitcom Unnatural Acts, 11.30).
Robert Lindsay played Edward in the first series but prior commitments kept him from Nineteen Ninety-Eight, and David Threlfall now takes on the mantle of the former Head of the Environment. David was the poisonous Titmuss of ITV's Paradise Postponed but he's no stranger to radio comedy. His Mancunian tones have been heard on The Fosdyke Saga and Week Ending.