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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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Comatose Ben is taken to a medical conference in Birmingham, but his mind travels to Paris

Comatose Ben is taken to a medical conference in Birmingham, but his mind travels to Paris. Stars Neil Pearson. From July 2006.

Mary and Mum have a break when Ben's unconscious body gets driven to a medical conference in Birmingham. 

But they can't quite bring themselves to leave the hospital.

Meanwhile, Ben's mind also takes a trip. Unfortunately, it's a trip back to the hotel in Paris, where he had the most miserable night of his life.

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 …. Neil Pearson
Jean/Mum …. Josie Lawrence
Mary …. Fiona Allen
Blitzkrieg …. Leslie Ash

With: 

Dave Lamb
Mark Perry
Jo Martin
Hils Barker
Giles New
Lucy Montgomery
Scarlett Milburn-Smith
Elizabeth Bell

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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