Brothers In Law

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Brothers in Law

Comedy: Sitcoms

Richard Briers stars as Roger Thursby, a young barrister in his first year in chambers

Brothers in Law: Series 1: The Expert Witness

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Rookie barrister Roger Thursby must gear up for a medical case. With Richard Briers.

Rookie barrister Roger Thursby must gear up for a medical case. Stars Richard Briers and John Le Mesurier. From June 1970.

Faced with a case involving osteoarthritis, rookie barrister Roger Thursby must bone up on his medical knowledge.

Henry Cecil's comic legal novel Brothers in Law was first published in 1955.

Adapted for radio from Frank Muir & Denis Norden's BBC TV scripts by Richard Waring. 

Roger Thursby    ......    Richard Briers 
Henry Blagrove    ......    Richard Waring 
Sally Mannering    ......    Ann Davies 
Belkin    ......    John Bresslin
Rennell    ......    Robert Dorning 
Eagler    ......    Richard Caldlcot 
The Judge    ......    John Le Mesurier 

Other parts played by:

Malcolm Hayes
Fredrick Treves
Clifford Norgate

Restored from BBC Transcription Service tapes - originally edited for sale abroad.

Producer: David Hatch. 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1970.

Brothers in Law: Series 1

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Richard Briers stars in this comedy as Roger Thursby, a young barrister in his first year in chambers

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