Episode 1

Thanks to a bike accident that's landed him in A&E, Tom Sheffield is about to go for a pizza with Ellen, a woman with the most noble of foreheads and - it turns out - the most attentive of dads.

Hard To Tell is a four part relationship comedy which sees Jonny Sweet (Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer 2009) make his debut in radio comedy writing.

In Hard To Tell, Jonny Sweet conjures up characters depicting every relationship from father and daughter to the mirror in the bathroom and the feller hiding at a party; from the stalker and the stalked to dog owners and their dogs, and from lifelong friends to long term partners and their dearly departed - weaving them into a four part, half hour romantic comedy.

The series revolves around Tom Sheffield (played by Jonny himself), his immediate family (Getting On's Vicki Pepperdine, The Thick Of It's Alex MacQueen and Not Going Out's Katy Wix), plus Tom's longed-for-and-lusted-after new girlfriend, Ellen (played by Charlotte Ritchie), her best friend Hermione (Him & Her's Sarah Solemani) and Ellen's zealously protective father (Simon Greenall).

Tim Key and Tom Basden both make deliciously awkward cameo appearances.

Recorded on location, Hard To Tell's naturalistic, contemporary and conversational style brings new meaning to pub toilets, themed parties, early morning phone calls and Christmas Editions of Jonathan Creek.

Cast:
Tom ...... Jonny Sweet
Paul ...... Simon Greenall
Ashley ...... Alex MacQueen
Lesley ...... Vicki Pepperdine
Hermione ...... Sarah Solemani
Ellen ....... Charlotte Ritchie
Maeve ...... Katy Wix

Producer: Lucy Armitage
A Tiger Aspects Production for BBC Radio 4.