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Saturday Drama: Alan Ayckbourn - Man of the Moment

Man of the Moment

11/04/2009

Alan Ayckbourn - Man of the Moment

BBC Radio 4 - Saturday Drama, Alan Ayckbourn - Man of the Moment

A criminal turned TV celebrity agrees to participate in a reality show. Dark comedy.

4 Extra Debut. A career criminal agrees to participate in a reality TV show at his Mediterranean villa. Dark comedy on the cult of celebrity stars Tim Pigott-Smith.

A new production of the dark comedy by Sir Alan Ayckbourn, to mark the occasion of the playwright's 70th birthday. A career criminal, who has written an autobiography and is now a television celebrity, agrees to participate in a reality TV show filmed at his Mediterranean villa. 

Jill Rillington ...... Lisa Dillon    
Trudy Parks ...... Janie Dee
Douglas Beechey ...... Alex Jennings    
Vic Parks ...... Tim Pigott-Smith
Kenny Collins ...... Damian O'Hare    
Sharon ...... Ella Smith
Ruy ...... Alan Shearman    
Floor Manager ...... Michael Simkins  
David ...... John Baddeley    
Film crew ...... Kenneth Danziger, Matthew Wolf
Children ...... Matilda and Alfie Wickham

Directed by Martin Jarvis.

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