Reluctant Persuaders
Reluctant Persuaders is a BBC Radio 4 sitcom, written by Edward Rowett.[7] It stars Nigel Havers, Josie Lawrence, Mathew Baynton, Rasmus Hardiker, Olivia Nixon and Kieran Hodgson,[8][9] and was produced by Absolutely Productions.[10] It ran for three series, with a Christmas special, between September 2015 and November 2018.[11][12]
Genre | Situation comedy |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Language(s) | English |
Home station | BBC Radio 4 |
Starring | Nigel Havers Josie Lawrence Mathew Baynton Rasmus Hardiker Olivia Nixon Kieran Hodgson[1][2] |
Written by | Edward Rowett[3] |
Original release | 15 September 2015[4] – 8 November 2018[5] |
No. of series | 3[6] |
No. of episodes | 14[6] |
Website | Reluctant Persuaders at BBC Radio 4 |
Plot
Reluctant Persuaders follows Hardacre's, 'the worst advertising agency in London'.[13]
Cast
- Nigel Havers as Rupert Hardacre[14]
- Josie Lawrence as Amanda Brook[15]
- Mathew Baynton as Joe Starling[16]
- Rasmus Hardiker as Teddy (series 1 and 3 and Christmas special)[17]
- Kieran Hodgson as Teddy (series 2)[18]
- Olivia Nixon as Laura[19]
Episodes
Series One
Episode number | Title | Original airdate | |
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1 | "Lemon" | 15 September 2015 | |
London's worst advertising agency plans to re-launch with a guerrilla marketing campaign.[20] | |||
2 | "We Try Harder" | 22 September 2015 | |
Hardacre enlists Amanda's help to win back one of his old accounts.[21] | |||
3 | "The Best A Man Can Get" | 29 September 2015 | |
Things are getting desperate for the staff of Hardacre's - the work is not coming in and accounts chief Amanda Brook finds herself reduced to pleading for the business of India.[22] | |||
4 | "Vorsprung Durch Technik" | 6 October 2015 | |
The team are set to be featured in advertising industry magazine Campaign, but unfortunately the entire staff is trapped in a lift.[23] |
Series Two
No. | Episode No. | Title | Original airdate |
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5 | 1 | "Live Young" | 6 April 2017 |
6 | 2 | "Just Do It" | 13 April 2017 |
7 | 3 | "Give a Man a Fish" | 20 April 2017 |
8 | 4 | "Think Different" | 27 April 2017 |
Series Three
No. | Episode No. | Title | Original airdate |
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9 | 1 | "Ideas For Life" | 4 October 2018 |
10 | 2 | "Happiest Place on Earth" | 11 October 2018 |
11 | 3 | "Connecting People" | 18 October 2018 |
12 | 4 | "Because She's Worth It" | 25 October 2018 |
13 | 5 | "The Appliance of Science" | 1 November 2018 |
Special
Episode number | Title | Original airdate |
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14 | "Holidays Are Coming" | 16 November 2018 |
Broadcast history
Reluctant Persuaders was originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Repeats have since aired on BBC Radio 4 Extra.
Awards
Reluctant Persuaders won the award for Best Scripted Comedy (Studio Audience) at the 2016 BBC Audio Drama Awards.[24]
References
- "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 1, Lemon". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 2, Live Young". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 1, Lemon". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 3, Holidays Are Coming". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders - Available now". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 1, Lemon". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 2, Live Young". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 1, Lemon". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 3, Holidays Are Coming". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 1, Lemon". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 1, Lemon". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 3, Holidays Are Coming". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 1, Lemon". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 2, Live Young". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 1, Lemon". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
- https://www.radiotimes.com/radio-programme/e/hwvbjj/reluctant-persuaders--s1-e1-lemon/
- https://www.radiotimes.com/radio-programme/e/dr8zcy/reluctant-persuaders--s1-e2-we-try-harder/
- https://www.radiotimes.com/radio-programme/e/dsgjnj/reluctant-persuaders--s1-e3-the-best-a-man-can-get/
- https://www.radiotimes.com/radio-programme/e/dsq4kn/reluctant-persuaders--s1-e4-vorsprung-durch-technik/
- "Who won at the 2016 BBC Audio Drama Awards?". Radio Times. 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
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