When Merv and Pam got divorced, that should have been the end of their relationship. But here they are, trying to turn a veggie-and-vodka bistro in a cyber cafe, while Merv is still living in Pam's front garden in a small caravan.
Merv's dreams of being a rock star failed a long time ago, so the Cyber Pass is now his only hope - although his customers mainly consist of a washed-up actor eager for a free drink and the local community policeman; plus their staff of Nev, the twenty-something teen who runs the cafe's IT and still lives with his parents, and Chantal, the South African waitress obsessed with plastic surgery and lifestyle consultants. Throw in some midlife-crisis communes, a biological clock, Pam's ever-absent new husband, and a dead chicken, and who could say Merv isn't still living the dream?
With John Challis, Mervyn Stutter, Lill Roughley, Tracy-Ann Oberman and Martin Freeman, this series is from the same acclaimed writer as Love 40 - New Balls Please and Waterloo Sunset and perfect for fans of Clare in the Community and Fags, Mags and Bags.
Cast
Merv - Mervyn Stutter
Pam- Lill Roughley
Dibden- John Challis
PC Dilkes (Series 1) - Christopher Etteridge
PC Dilkes (Series 2) - Michael Mears
Chantal - Tracy-Ann Oberman
Nev (Series 1) - Martin Freeman
Nev (Series 2&3) - Gyuri Sarossy
Geoffrey McGivern - various
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:
23 November - 14 December 2001 (Series 1)
19 March - 18 April 2003 (Series 2)
14 May - 18 June 2004 (Series 3)
Production credits
Written by Mervyn Stutter
Music by Mervyn Stutter
Performed by Swamp Things
Produced by Mario Stylianides (Series 1&2) and Simon Nicholls (Series 3)
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\"Written by the extremely funny Mervyn Stutter, this comedy series has a laugh every other line. Expect to see this on TV soon!\" - Jane Anderson, Radio Times
\"This is the comic voice of the Baby Boom.\"- The Telegraph
\"It's a scream! Terribly funny and really well written. I haven't heard a sitcom like that and as funny on Radio 4 for a long long long time.\" - Dillie Keane
