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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

Shobna Gulati

Rasmus Hardiker

Ian Brown

James Hendrie

Gordon Kennedy

The Break: Series 1: The Girl from the South

The Girl from the South

Series 1

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Jeff (Philip Jackson) tries matchmaking and finds he's playing with fire. With Tom Palmer.

Uncle Jeff decides his nephew needs a girlfriend and Fish Shop Frank’s niece visits from down south. With Tom Palmer. From 2016.

Uncle Jeff, out of the blue, decides that his nephew Andy needs a girlfriend. 

Andy decides that he does not. Jeff persists - Fish Shop Frank has his niece visiting from down south, and she is, by all accounts, "a lovely girl". 

While waiting for Andy to agree, Jeff takes him to the local hypermarket ostensibly for supplies, but in fact because Jeff has read in a magazine that supermarkets are the ideal place for young singles to meet. 

While Jeff is wrongly detained for shoplifting, Andy runs into an old flame from London, Liz. She's staying with her Uncle Frank - so this is the "lovely girl" Jeff's been banging on about! Can Andy rekindle the relationship with his old flame?

Written by Ian Brown and James Hendrie.

Jeff ...... Philip Jackson
Andy ...... Tom Palmer
Frank ...... Mark Benton
Corinne ...... Alison Steadman
Joyce ...... Alison Steadman
Liz ...... Shobna Gulati
Carenza ...... Shobna Gulati
Alan ...... Rasmus Hardiker
Frank 2 ...... Rasmus Hardiker

Director: Gordon Kennedy

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

The Break: Series 1

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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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