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

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With Nigel Havers. Hardacre’s son Elgin joins the team and reveals some strange beliefs.

Hardacre’s son Elgin joins the ad agency as a copywriter and reveals some strange beliefs. Starring James Northcote. From 2018.

Hardacre’s ad agency are pitching to the University of Oxfordshire, an online-only institution dedicated to internet learning. 

Their efforts are complicated by the arrival at the agency of Elgin Hardacre, hired by his father as a copywriter – despite having no relevant skills or experience.

While Hardacre shows no interest in his son and Amanda dismisses him as an idiot and resolves to fire him by the end of the week, Joe and Teddy take pity on Elgin and take him under their wing. 

In the process, they discover that however bad Hardacre might be as a boss, he’s infinitely worse as a father – and Elgin in turn reveals some peculiar beliefs. 

Edward Rowett's award-winning sitcom.

Hardacre    ......    Nigel Havers
Joe    ......    Mathew Baynton
Amanda    ......    Josie Lawrence
Teddy    ......    Rasmus Hardiker
Laura    ......    Olivia Nixon
Elgin    ......    James Northcote

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

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

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