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Sitcom set in the eccentric seaside town of Flamford following City burn-out Andy Chambers

Comedy series by Ian Brown and James Hendrie set in the eccentric seaside town of Flamford following City burn-out Andy Chambers.

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Philip Jackson

Tom Palmer

Mark Benton

Alison Steadman

Rasmus Hardiker

Ian Brown

James Hendrie

Gordon Kennedy

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Uncle Jeff decides Andy needs a job to occupy his mind.

Uncle Jeff decides Andy needs a job to occupy his mind. But how to do it without Andy noticing? Stars Tom Palmer. From 2016.

Andy has found a level of contentment with the world - reading books, watching films, and generally repairing his wounded psyche. 

Uncle Jeff is having none of this and reveals a hitherto unknown secret to Andy, that the dusty shop downstairs from his seaside flat belongs to Jeff. When necessary, it seems, he offers the community of Flamford a valuable service as an electrical repair person.

Jeff lures Andy into the shop and shows him how to use the till. Andy realises it's another of his uncle's ploys, and refuses this oblique yet unsubtle job offer. But Jeff, never the one to say "die", takes his nephew on a job search in which Andy is an unwilling participant.

Visits follow to Fish Shop Frank, the Tourist Information Office run by the uniformed and uninformed Steph and Pippa, and Flamford's as-yet-unlicensed zoo.

Written by Ian Brown and James Hendrie.

Jeff    ......    Philip Jackson
Andy    ......    Tom Palmer
Frank    ......    Mark Benton
Corinne    ......    Alison Steadman
Joyce    ......    Alison Steadman
Mr Truepenny    ......    Rasmus Hardiker

Director: Gordon Kennedy

An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2016.

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Comedy series set in the eccentric seaside town of Flamford following City burn-out Andy Chambers. Written by by Ian Brown and James Hendrie.

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