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Brothers in Law

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

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Episode 11: A Jewel of a Husband

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A Jewel of a Husband

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Brothers in Law, Series 2, A Jewel of a Husband

There is double trouble for barrister Roger in a bigamy case.

There is double trouble for barrister Roger in a bigamy case. Stars Richard Briers and Barbara Windsor. From September 1971.

There is double trouble for barrister Roger Thursby in a case of bigamy.

Starring Richard Briers as Roger Thursby, John Glyn-Jones as Grimes, Julia Lockwood as Sally, Bridget Armstrong as Joy, Jean Anderson as Mrs Thursby, Barbara Windsor as Mrs Grant, Frank Thornton as the Judge, John Bluthal as Mr Grant and Peter Tuddenham as Alec.

Written by Henry Cecil and Basil Dawson.

Published in 1955, Henry Cecil's comic legal novel Brothers in Law was adapted first for TV in 1962 by Frank Muir and Denis Norden. It provided the first regular starring role for Richard Briers, who later reprised his role of the idealistic young lawyer Roger Thursby for BBC Radio between 1970 and 1972. 

Producer: David Hatch. 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1971.

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