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Reluctant Persuaders
GenreSituation comedy
Running time30 minutes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
Home stationBBC Radio 4
StarringNigel Havers
Josie Lawrence
Mathew Baynton
Rasmus Hardiker
Olivia Nixon
Kieran Hodgson[1][2]
Written byEdward Rowett[3]
Original release15 September 2015[4] –
8 November 2018[5]
No. of series3[6]
No. of episodes14[6]
WebsiteReluctant Persuaders at BBC Radio 4

Reluctant Persuaders is a BBC Radio 4 sitcom, written by Edward Rowett.[8] It stars Nigel Havers, Josie Lawrence, Mathew Baynton, Rasmus Hardiker, Olivia Nixon and Kieran Hodgson,[9][10] and was produced by Absolutely Productions.[7] It ran for three series, with a Christmas special, between September 2015 and November 2018.[11][12]

Plot

Reluctant Persuaders follows Hardacre's, 'the worst advertising agency in London'.[13]

Cast

Episodes

Series One

Episode number Title Original airdate
1"Lemon"15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)
London's worst advertising agency plans to re-launch with a guerrilla marketing campaign.[20]
2"We Try Harder"22 September 2015 (2015-09-22)
Hardacre enlists Amanda's help to win back one of his old accounts.[21]
3"The Best A Man Can Get"29 September 2015 (2015-09-29)
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 (2015-10-06)
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
51"Live Young"6 April 2017 (2017-04-06)
62"Just Do It"13 April 2017 (2017-04-13)
73"Give a Man a Fish"20 April 2017 (2017-04-20)
84"Think Different"27 April 2017 (2017-04-27)

Series Three

No. Episode No. Title Original airdate
91"Ideas For Life"4 October 2018 (2018-10-04)
102"Happiest Place on Earth"11 October 2018 (2018-10-11)
113"Connecting People"18 October 2018 (2018-10-18)
124"Because She's Worth It"25 October 2018 (2018-10-25)
135"The Appliance of Science"1 November 2018 (2018-11-01)

Special

Episode number Title Original airdate
14"Holidays Are Coming"16 November 2018 (2018-11-16)

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

  1. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 1, Lemon". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  2. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 2, Live Young". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  3. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  4. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 1, Lemon". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  5. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 3, Holidays Are Coming". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  6. ^ a b "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders - Available now". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  7. ^ a b Trott, Lloyd (2019-10-31). Actors' and Performers' Yearbook 2020: Essential Contacts for Stage, Screen ... - Google Books. ISBN 9781350107588. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  8. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  9. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 1, Lemon". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  10. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 2, Live Young". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  11. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 1, Lemon". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  12. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 3, Holidays Are Coming". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  13. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  14. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 1, Lemon". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  15. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 1, Lemon". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  16. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 3, Holidays Are Coming". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  17. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 1, Lemon". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  18. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 2, Live Young". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  19. ^ "BBC Radio 4 - Reluctant Persuaders, Series 1, Lemon". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
  20. ^ https://www.radiotimes.com/radio-programme/e/hwvbjj/reluctant-persuaders--s1-e1-lemon/
  21. ^ https://www.radiotimes.com/radio-programme/e/dr8zcy/reluctant-persuaders--s1-e2-we-try-harder/
  22. ^ https://www.radiotimes.com/radio-programme/e/dsgjnj/reluctant-persuaders--s1-e3-the-best-a-man-can-get/
  23. ^ https://www.radiotimes.com/radio-programme/e/dsq4kn/reluctant-persuaders--s1-e4-vorsprung-durch-technik/
  24. ^ "Who won at the 2016 BBC Audio Drama Awards?". Radio Times. 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2020-05-10.
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