Colin Luscombe must try to persuade a pretentious children’s author to renew his contract with a publisher.

Starring Tim Brooke-Taylor.

Andrew Palmer’s five-part sitcom set in publishing house, Roache & Brewer.

Erudite, naïve Colin battles with his bluff managing director, Rees John.

Colin wants to inform and educate the world, whilst Rees is only interested in the bottom line : "Forget literature, concentrate on books.”

Janet is stuck in the middle.

Colin Luscombe …. Tim Brooke-Taylor
Rees John …. Glyn Houston
Janet Hunt …. Eve Karpf
Thomas Lipton …. Edward Judd
Leonard Barrow …. Joe Dunlop

Producer: Edward Taylor

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1986. Show less