Lenin of the Rovers

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Alexei Sayle stars in the comedy about Britain's first communist football team.

Alexei Sayle stars in the comedy about the struggles of Britain's first communist football team.

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Lenin of the Rovers: Series 2: The Felchester Firm

The Felchester Firm

Series 2

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Lenin of the Rovers, Series 2, The Felchester Firm

Ricky's boys are drawn against the North East's notoriously hard team Crunchthorpe United.

Ricky's boys are drawn against the North East's notoriously hard team Crunchthorpe United. Stars Alexei Sayle. From April 1989.

Crunchthorpe is a place so hard they dump nuclear waste in the town centre. 

Can the so-called 'Felchester Firm' protect Ricky and the team?

More adventures of communist football club, Felchester Rovers starring Alexei Sayle.

Ricky Lenin ...... Alexei Sayle
Jeff Frankly ...... John Sessions 
Frank Lee Brian ...... Kenneth Wolstenholme
Colonel Brace Cartwright ...... Donald Hewlett
Stevie Stalin ...... Andrew McLean 
Terry Trotsky ...... Phil Cornwell
Announcer ...... John Witty

Written by Marcus Berkmann.

Producer: Harry Thompson.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 1989.

Lenin of the Rovers: Series 2

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