A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama

Drop Me Here, Darling

All 13 episodes of the classic role-reversal comedy starring Leslie Phillips and Jill Bennett 
 
It's not easy, being chauffeur to your ex-wife. Especially when she's wealthy and you're broke...' 
 
Leslie Duggan was once a high-flying property tycoon - but then came the 1980s property crash, which wiped out his business and left him broke. Down on his luck and desperate to earn a living, he takes a job chauffeuring his wealthy ex-wife, Caroline, who owns a successful mail order company and is very much on the up. 
 
The Duggans may be divorced, but they're still close friends. Although they no longer live together, they're still involved in each other's affairs - and keep a beady eye on each other's love lives. But when they're out and about, while it's Leslie behind the wheel of the Roller, it's Caroline who's in the driving seat - and what Madam says, goes... 
 
 
Drop Me Here, Darling was first broadcast on BBC Radio 2 between December 1982 and February 1983. Recorded in front of a live audience, this light-hearted vintage comedy stars legendary comic actor Leslie Phillips of Doctor in the House and The Navy Lark fame as Leslie, with Jill Bennett (The Nanny, The Sheltering Sky) as Caroline. The stellar cast also features Norma Ronald (The Men from the Ministry), Kenneth Connor (Carry On...) and Joan Sanderson (Please Sir!, After Henry). 
 
 
 
NB: Contains dated language and attitudes 
 
 
Production credits 
Written by Andrew Palmer 
Produced by Edward Taylor 
 
First broadcast BBC Radio 2, 2 December 1982-24 February 1983 
 
Cast 
Leslie - Leslie Phillips 
Caroline - Jill Bennett 
Claire/Lisa/Alaria/Moira/Mrs Elliott/Flora/Minicab controller/Kay - Norma Ronald 
Walter/Policeman - James Taylor 
Coats/Mr Crabbe/Herr Kobourg/Kelly - Kenneth Connor 
Betty - Joan Sanderson 
Simon/Alan Archer - John Kane 
Derek/Michael - Edward Judd 
Kramer Hodgkiss - Gordon Clyde 
Dave - Michael Robbins 
Heather - April Walker 
Dr Rogers/Bill Welling - Richard Davies 
Innkeeper/AA Man/Ben - Joe Dunlop 
Emma - Eve Karpf 
With John Graham, Garard Green, Jennifer Croxton and Sandra Clark 
 
Please note: due to the age of this recording the sound quality may vary 
 
©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Andrew Palmer

Jimmy Edwards

June Whitfield

Chris Emmett

David Ryall

Full Cast

Joan Sanderson

A BBC Radio Comedy

A historical romp with regal trips to the pub, medieval battle toys, and not-so-arranged marriages 
 
 
In Jim the Great, Jimmy Edwards stars as the titular medieval chieftain who has more on his plate than whatever the huntsman's brought in... 
 
From using the Venerable Bede to research the King's (perhaps questionable) ancestry and attempting to build himself an empire as cheaply as possible, to settling a debt with a Viking by way of a duel and accidentally losing his Kingdom before becoming a grumpy galley slave rowing to Rome, King Jim's adventures are history as you've never heard it before. 
 
A classic comedy from the writer of Take Me To Your Reader and Drop Me Here, Darling, and with a fantastic cast including June Whitfield, Chris Emmett, David Ryall and Joan Sanderson, this is the perfect listen for a little royal entertainment. 
 
Cast 
Jimmy Edwards - Jim the Great 
Joan Sanderson - Queen Esmerelda 
Other roles played by: 
Julian Orchard 
John Baddeley 
Ronald Baddiley 
David Ryall 
Jon Glover 
Chris Emmett 
Kenneth Connor 
Fred Harris 
Alexandra Dane 
Douglas Blackwell 
Nicolette McKenzie 
June Whitfield 
 
Production credits 
Written by Andrew Palmer 
Produced by Edward Taylor 
 
©2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Andrew Palmer

Jim the Great

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