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Laurence Howarth's black comedy of modern morality set in the world of arms dealing.

Darren Boyd stars in Laurence Howarth's black comedy about a man who's reluctantly drifted into the arms dealing trade.

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Simon and his arms-selling colleagues go paintballing to better understand the art of war.

Simon and his arms-selling colleagues go paintballing to better understand the art of war. Stars Darren Boyd. From April 2009.

Simon decides it's about time he and his colleagues prove they understand the true horrors of war by getting out there and actually fighting. 

So it is that team Heathcote Sanders go paintballing. 

Okay, so it's not quite the same as fighting in an actual war, but you can't expect Simon to take part in one of those - I mean, people actually die in those things. 

Will he manage to find the hero inside himself? 

Starring Darren Boyd.

Laurence Howarth’s black comedy of modern morality.

Simon is essentially a nice man who also happens to be an arms dealer.

Simon McGrath ....... Darren Boyd
Anna Grieg ....... Joanna Page
Boris Kemal ....... Lewis Macleod
Judith McGrath ....... Sarah Smart
Angela McGrath ....... Brigit Forsyth
Madeleine Turnbull ....... Rachel Atkins
Roger/Dave ....... Philip Fox
Guide ....... Gus Brown

Producer: Dawn Ellis.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2009.

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Sitcom by Laurence Howarth about a man who has reluctantly drifted into the arms trade

Sitcom by Laurence Howarth about a man who has reluctantly drifted into the arms dealing trade

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