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Reluctant Persuaders

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Comedy by Edward Rowett set in Hardacre's, the worst advertising agency in London

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Nigel Havers stars as Hardacre’s ad agency go on a team-building day.

Hardacre’s - London’s worst advertising agency – go on a team-building day to boost morale. Stars Nigel Havers. From 2018.

The mood at Hardacre’s advertising agency is black. 

After losing the biggest account of their careers – the Cosmos X10 smartphone – the team have slid back down the greasy pole and find themselves once again serving only the smallest and least interesting clients around.

While Joe, Amanda and Hardacre continue to feel sorry for themselves, Teddy is determined to lift their spirits. Appointing himself chief morale officer, he sets out to brighten the mood at the agency with a succession of increasingly ill-advised morale-boosting schemes. 

What starts with an innocuous Hawaiian shirt day soon snowballs into a team-building and bonding exercise none of the staff will ever forget. 

Edward Rowett's award-winning sitcom.  

Hardacre ...... Nigel Havers
Joe ...... Mathew Baynton 
Amanda ...... Josie Lawrence
Teddy ...... Rasmus Hardiker 
Laura ...... Olivia Nixon
WPC and Crystal ...... Holly Morgan 

An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in October 2018.

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Comedy by Edward Rowett set in Hardacre's, the worst advertising agency in London.

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