The Break

Original version

BBC Radio 4 FM

BBC Radio 4 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced BBC Home Service.

BBC Radio 4

Radio 4

Radio 4 (FM)

Comedy: Sitcoms

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.

The Break: Series 4: A Fun Day Out

Series 4

A Fun Day Out

BBC Radio 4 - The Break, Series 4, A Fun Day Out

Jeff (Philip Jackson) and Andy (Tom Palmer) take to the road.

Philip Jackson, Mark Benton, Alison Steadman and Shobna Gulati star. Jeff decides that the answer to all his and Andy's problems to rent a pair of bikes for the day.

Jeff (Philip Jackson) leads a sceptical Andy (Tom Palmer) on a bicycle tour of the countryside surrounding Flamford. 

En route, they meet old friends Fish Shop Frank (Mark Benton) and Joyce Rickles (Alison Steadman), visit the unfriendliest pub in England, a village fete to remember, and Tittlehume's very own Space Museum. 

By the end of the day, Jeff and Andy learn that it’s sometimes better to travel in hope than to arrive. 


Starring:
Philip Jackson
Tom Palmer
Alison Steadman
Mark Benton
Shobna Gulati
Rasmus Hardiker

Created and Written by Ian Brown and James Hendrie
Studio Engineered and Edited by Leon Chambers
Production Manager Sarah Tombling
Produced and Directed by Gordon Kennedy

Recorded at The Soundhouse Studios, London

An Absolutely production for BBC Radio 4

The Break: Series 4

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Welcome back to Flamford for a fourth series of The Break.

Andy (Tom Palmer) and his Uncle Jeff (Philip Jackson) welcome you back to Flamford for a fourth series of The Break.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

The Break

Series 4

A Fun Day Out

Genres

Brand

Series

BBC Radio 4 FM

About BBC Radio 4