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Dark sitcom about Ben living a fantasy life while lying in a coma. Stars Neil Pearson.

Dark sitcom about Ben living a fantasy life of his own creation - while his family argue over him from the real world. Starring Neil Pearson.

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Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

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Ben is in a coma. While his family wonder how to wake him up, his mind is busy elsewhere.

Ben is in a coma. While his family wonder how to wake him up, his mind is busy elsewhere. Stars Neil Pearson. From July 2006.

Ben doesn't get out much, but he has a loving and attentive family, an active imagination and a comfortable bed, so he can't complain. 

Because he's in a coma, Mary and Mum wonder whether some of his favourite music will wake him up, while his own thoughts are occupied with visons of Sue Lawley, Robbie Williams - and an unconventional seduction technique.

Starring Neil Pearson.

Nigel Smith's dark sitcom about a man in a coma, travelling through the distinctly odd landscape of his own unconscious mind.

Ben Smith    ......    Neil Pearson
Mary    ......    Fiona Allen
Mum    ......    Josie Lawrence
Blitzkrieg    ......    Leslie Ash

With:

Mark Perry
Dave Lamb
Jo Martin
Tim Whitnall
Hils Barker
Kim Wall

Producer: Gareth Edwards

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2006.

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Dark comedy about a man living a fantasy life while in a coma. Written by Nigel Smith

Dark comedy series about a man lying in hospital in a coma, who lives out a fantasy life of his own creation while his family argue over him from the real world. Written by Nigel Smith

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