Original version

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Bristow

Comedy: Sitcoms

Michael Williams stars as a buying clerk based on Frank Dickens' cartoon strip

Michael Williams stars as Chester-Perry's famous buying clerk based on Frank Dickens' cartoon strip

BBC Radio 7

Bristow: Series 1: Episode 1: Fair Shares

Episode 1

Episode 1: Fair Shares

Series 1

Fair Shares

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Bristow, Series 1, Fair Shares

Bristow learns that Chester Perry is making a takeover bid for the firm across the street.

Takeover tangles at Chester-Perry. Michael Williams plays the buying clerk from Frank Dickens' cartoon strip. From March 1999.

Takeover tangles as Bristow learns Chester Perry is making a takeover bid for the firm across the street. 

He thinks that if he surreptitiously invests in rivals Miles and Rudge, he can make a mint... 

Michael Williams stars as Bristow, the Chester-Perry buying clerk. 

He is but a small cog in a gigantic wheel... and he knows it. 

Adapted from by Frank Dickens from his famous newspaper cartoon strip. Syndicated internationally, it ran for 51 years from 1961.

Bristow ...... Michael Williams
Jones ...... Rodney Bewes
Mrs Purdy ...... Dora Bryan
Hewitt ...... Owen Brenman
Fudge ...... Jon Glover
Miss Sunman ...... Katy Odey
Prunella Peach ...... Carol Starks
Fred Stokes ...... David Battley 
Post Boy ...... Simon Schatzberger

Music: John Whitehall

Producer: Neil Cargill

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1999.

Bristow: Series 1

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama. With recent favourites from BBC Radio 4.

Michael Williams stars as a buying clerk in this version of Frank Dickens' cartoon strip.

Michael Williams stars as Chester-Perry's famous buying clerk in the radio version of Frank Dickens' cartoon strip

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Bristow

Series 1

Episode 1: Fair Shares

Genres

Brand

Series

BBC Radio 4 Extra

About BBC Radio 4 Extra