Something To Shout About

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Something to Shout About

Comedy: Sitcoms

1960s advertising agency sitcom starring Michael Medwin and Fenella Fielding,

1960s advertising agency sitcom starring Michael Medwin, Joan Sims and Fenella Fielding,

Something to Shout About: Series 2: Episode 7

Episode 7

Series 2

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Something to Shout About, Series 2, Episode 7

Mavis’s colleagues perform an ‘Eliza Doolittle’ on her in preparation for a better job.

To get Mavis a better job, her agency colleagues try an ‘Eliza Doolittle’ transformation. Stars Joan Sims. From February 1961.

To help Mavis land a better job, her agency colleagues try an ‘Eliza Doolittle’ transformation.

"A light-hearted exposé of the advertising world!"

Set in a London ad agency called Apsley, Addis, Cohen, Barbican, Blythe, Giddy & Partners.

Written by Myles Rudge with Ronnie Wolfe.

Michael …. Michael Medwin
Janet …. Fenella Fielding
Mavis …. Joan Sims
Maggie …. Eleanor Summerfield
Adrian …. Nicholas Phipps

Other parts by: 

Warren Mitchell.

Producer: Eric Miller 

First broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in February 1961.

Something to Shout About: Series 2

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.

1960s comedy highlighting the quirks of the advertising world.

1960s comedy starring Michael Medwin and Fenella Fielding that highlights the quirks of the advertising world

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