Description
All twelve episodes of the romcom serial with a twist starring Martin Clunes Zo Wanamaker and Geraldine James
Roy Hitchcock is a provincial hack journalist and inveterate daydreamer When he meets his former English teacher at his old schools prizegiving ceremony his private fantasies run wild and he sets out to capture her heart Unfortunately his attempts to get in Miss Callaghans good books constantly backfire and the more he apologises the less impressed she is Theres also another major obstacle in his path in the macho form of Janes current lover media hero Chad Mann
As Roy battles on against the odds things go from bad to worse and he finds himself jobless rejected and about to have his house repossessed But when his video diary is transmitted by a TV company his emotional turmoil is revealed to the world Will it finally win Jane over
Created by Tony Bagley Married Rubbish and based on his own reallife experiences this romantic comedy drama with a touch of the surreal stars Martin Clunes as Roy and Zo Wanamaker and Geraldine James as Jane Among the supporting cast are Toyah Willcox David Troughton Nicky Henson Rebecca Front and Alistair McGowan and Paul Vaughan and Dr Anthony Clare make special guest appearances as themselves
Production credits
Written by Tony Bagley
Produced by Paul Schlesinger
Music composed by Julian Wastall
Theme sung by Toyah Willcox
Cast
Jane Callaghan Zo Wanamaker/Geraldine James
Roy Hitchcock Martin Clunes
Various roles played by Toyah Wilcox David Troughton Nicky Henson Keith Drinkel Sue Roderick Melanie Hudson Susannah Corbett David Holt Geoff McGivern Steve Hodson/Simon Treves John Baddeley Peter Serafinowicz Rebecca Front Alistair McGowan Paul Panting Matthew Morgan Jonathan Adams Bryan Dick Linda Polan Philip Anthony Tilly Vosburgh
Also featuring Paul Vaughan and Dr Anthony Clare as themselves
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 12 Jan16 Feb 1993 Series 1 16 Aug20 Sep 1994 Series 2
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