I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue
#1 - You’ll Have Had Your Tea: The Doings of Hamish & Dougal
Hamish and Dougal, two elderly Scotsmen played by Barry Cryer and Graeme Garden, have for many years been a popular feature of the hit BBC Radio 4 comedy show I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue.
Now they've got their own series, with Mrs Naughtie (Alison Steadman) and a local Laird (Jeremy Hardy), regularly keeping the duo busy.
In Series One's The Musical Evening, Dougal hosts a night to remember when Mrs Naughtie performs her Dance of the Seven Voles, while in The Murder Mystery Hamish and Dougal try to solve the case of her surprise disappearance. Romance in the Glen sees Hamish find a rival in the Laird after falling for society beauty Lady Caroline Fitz-Neatleigh, but they soon make amends as the elderly Scotsmen assist the Laird with armaments for The Shooting Party.
In Series Two, suspicions are raised when the duo are asked to dig a hole for a coffin-shaped wardrobe in The Vampire of the Glen, but they're quickly distracted by the chance to enter Fay MacAdemy in Fame Idol. The Laird returns to challenge the Scottish duo to a MacAthlon in The Fitness Club, and the pair then investigate who's been snitching in green ink in The Poison Pen Letters. Not ones for a peaceful life, Hamish and Dougal face The Monster in the Loch, before their first trip to London ends the series (in chaos) with Trapped.
Gambling Fever, the first episode of Series Three, sees Hamish becoming addicted to gambling after winning a Sporran Cosy in the Glen MacLottery, while in There's Something About Mrs Naughtie, the lady comes into an inheritance and attracts the advances of Hamish, Dougal and the Laird. In The Subsidence Adventure, Hamish & Dougal advertise as 'builders to the gentry', while in Inverurie Jones and the Thimble of Doom, a treasure hunter plunders the local museum. Look Who's Stalking finds Hamish and Dougal employed as ghillies to the Laird's stalking party, and Porridge Votes sees the Laird standing in the local by-election - with Hamish and Dougal running against him.
The six hilarious episodes of Series Three are topped and tailed by two festive specials, in which the duo celebrates Hogmanay and Burns Night in their own inimitable way.
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#2 - I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue 2024
Two series of the hilarious award-winning BBC Radio 4 comedy show
It’s the show that needs no introduction! Probably because one wouldn’t really help… A show with guaranteed quality, desk-based entertainment for all the family, hosted by the inimitable Jack Dee.
A delight for new listeners and old, chortle at Dee’s signature deadpan delivery as he navigates a host of nonsensical games and activities along with the occasional letter from Mrs Trellis of North Wales. Fans will know what to expect with Mornington Cresent, the Uxbridge English dictionary and stories of Samantha and Sven’s latest antics. Kazoos at the ready!
Recorded in front of a live audience, Series 81 and 82 of I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue take the non-stop humour to Oxford, Blackburn, Edinburgh, Exeter and Basingstoke with Dee’s excoriating introductions that both charm and delight. Rachel Parris, Vicki Pepperdine, Reverend Ricard Coles, Tony Hawkes, Pippa Evans, Rory Bremner, Miles Jupp, Caroline Quentin and Lucy Porter are just some of the names in this delightful series that’s not to be missed.
I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue has been broadcast on BBC 4 Radio for over 50 years. A national treasure, it was created by Graeme Garden and is one of the most popular, long running radio comedy shows of all time.
Cast and credits
Produced by Jon Naismith
Devised by Graeme Garden
Presented by Jack Dee
Pianist - Colin Sell
Series 81 featuring Rachel Parris, Reverend Ricard Coles, Tony Hawkes, Alexander Armstrong Marcus Brigstocke, Henning Wehn, Vicki Pepperdine, Fred MacAulay, Milton Jones, Pippa Evans and Rory Bremner.
Series 82 featuring Lee Mack, Tony Hawks, Caroline Quentin, Marcus Brigstocke, Henning Wehn, Miles Jupp, Rachel Parris, Milton Jones and Lucy Porter.
And the lovely Samantha and Sven (of course).
First Broadcast BBC Radio 4, 13th May - 17th Jun 2024 (series 81), 9th Dec 2024 - 13th Jan 2025 (series 82)
A Random production for BBC Radio 4
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