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BBC Radio 4Mon 28 Dec 2009 19:45 BBC Radio 4
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Mon 28 Dec 2009 19:45 BBC Radio 4
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15 Minute Drama, My Mad Grandad Episode 1 of 5
By Mike Scott. Touching and funny tale of family quarrels and misspent old age, drawing on Scott's own childhood in Lancashire.
After being moved away from bad influences to live in a quiet village, 12-year-old Gil finds his new best mate is the oldest, blackest sheep in his family - his grandad, just released from the asylum, who thinks boys need catapults and stink bombs and sips of beer.
Mum ...... Alison Steadman
Dad ...... Matthew Kelly
Old Gil ...... Bernard Hill
Grandad ...... Kenneth Cranham
Haryley ...... Johnny Vegas
Mercy ...... Gwyneth Powell
Gil ...... Stephen Rac
Kenny ...... Joshua Swinney
Muffin ...... Tomas Brennan
Directed by Dirk Maggs
A Perfectly Normal production for BBC Radio 4.
BBC Radio 4Mon 28 Dec 2009 19:45 BBC Radio 4
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