Episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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| A Stiff Audition | 20070703 BT=1730 (BBC7) 20070704 BT=0600 (BBC7) | Robert has a disastrous audition but ends up getting the part... of a corpse. With John Gordon Sinclair and Caroline Quentin. Episode 1 of 7. | |||
| Educating Robert | 20070731 BT=1730 (BBC7) 20070801 BT=0600 (BBC7) | Robert goes back to school and upsets the 'Entente Cordiale'. With John Gordon Sinclair and Caroline Quentin. Episode 5 of 7. | |||
| Fathers And Sons | 20071205 BT=1730 (BBC7) 20071206 BT=0600 (BBC7) | Robert excels when he gets a job on the sly playing a gravedigger, and to hide it, decides to fake the death of a parent. Episode 2 of 6. | |||
| Heart Throbs | 20071212 BT=1730 (BBC7) 20071213 BT=0600 (BBC7) | Robert has landed a romantic lead. Or has he? Old rivalries, embarrassing deodorant commercials and garlic thwart it. Episode 3 of 6. | |||
| I Can Do That | 20070710 BT=1730 (BBC7) 20070711 BT=0600 (BBC7) | Robert lands the role of a chauffeur in a film. Shame, then, that he can't drive. With John Gordon Sinclair and Caroline Quentin. Episode 2 of 7. | |||
| May The Farce Be With You | 20070807 BT=1730 (BBC7) 20070808 BT=0600 (BBC7) | Robert is appearing in a West End farce, but the real farce is what happens just before the curtain rises. Episode 6 of 7. Robert is appearing in a West End farce, but the real farce is what happens in the half-hour before the curtain rises. Episode 6 of 7. | |||
| Not Suitable For Parents | 20070717 BT=1730 (BBC7) 20070718 BT=0600 (BBC7) | Robert is in a tacky sex farce - and his girlfriend's parents want to see him in a show. John Gordon Sinclair stars. Episode 3 of 7. | |||
| Pantomime Cows | 20070814 BT=1730 (BBC7) 20070815 BT=0600 (BBC7) | Actor Robert lands a part as a pantomime cow but then drinks too much. Starring John Gordon Sinclair and Caroline Quentin. Episode 7 of 7. | |||
| Programme Catalogue - Details: Ep 2 | 19900223 | - FATHERS AND SONS First broadcast on 1990-02-18 Producer: P. SPENCER Next in series: EP 3 - HEART THROBS Previous in series: EP 1 - THE SCOTTISH PLAY Description Episode Two: Fathers And Sons. Yet again, Robert (John GORDON-SINCLAIR) is Subject Categories situation comedy programmes (genre) Broadcast history 18 Feb 1990 19:02-19:30 (RADIO 2) 23 Feb 1990 22:32-23:00 (RADIO 2) Contributors Jo Kendall (Actor) Joe Dunlop (Actor) Danny Schiller (Actor) Jennifer Piercey (Actor) Gary Waldhorn (Actor) John Gordon-Sinclair (Actor) Phil Nice (Actor) Paul Archer (Author) Paul Spencer (Producer) Recorded on 1990-01-07. | |||
| Programme Catalogue - Details: Ep 6 | 19900323 | - READ ALL ABOUT IT First broadcast on 1990-03-18 Producer: P. SPENCER Next in series: A KISS IS JUST A KISS Previous in series: EP 5 - PUPPETS Description Episode Six: Read All About It. In this final episode, Robert (John GORDON-SINCLAIR) finds his flat surrounded by the press. An actor's dream or an actor's nightmare? Subject Categories situation comedy programmes (genre) Broadcast history 18 Mar 1990 19:02-19:30 (RADIO 2) 23 Mar 1990 22:32-23:00 (RADIO 2) Contributors Jane Whittenshaw (Actor) Donald Gee (Actor) Caroline Quentin (Actor) Nicky Henson (Actor) Gary Waldhorn (Actor) John Gordon-Sinclair (Actor) Rosemary Martin (Actor) David Goodge (Actor) Paul Archer (Author) Paul Spencer (Producer) Recorded on 1990-03-04. | |||
| Programme Catalogue - Details: Ep 6 | 19900325 | - MAY THE FARCE BE WITH YOU First broadcast on 1989-02-24 Producer: P. SPENCER Next in series: EP 7 - PANTOMIME COWS Previous in series: EP 5 - EDUCATING ROBERT Description Episode Six: May The Farce By With You. Episode Six: May The Farce Be With You Robert (John GORDON-SINCLAIR) is about to appear in a new West End farce, but the real farce is what happens in the half hour before the curtain rises. Subject Categories situation comedy programmes (genre) Broadcast history 24 Feb 1989 22:30-23:00 (RADIO 2) 08 Aug 1989 22:02-22:32 (RADIO 2) 09 Aug 1989 12:25-12:55 (RADIO 4) 25 Mar 1990 19:02-19:30 (RADIO 2) 08 Nov 1993 23:00-23:30 (RADIO 4) Contributors Alison Steadman (Actor) Caroline Quentin (Actor) Jonathan Kydd (Actor) Gary Waldhorn (Actor) John Gordon-Sinclair (Actor) Paul Archer (Author) Paul Spencer (Producer) Recorded on 1989-02-11. | |||
| Puppets | 20071226 BT=1730 (BBC7) 20071227 BT=0600 (BBC7) | When his agent finally gets him a job, Robert soon learns that working with hypnotists or ventriloquists is not a good idea. Episode 5 of 6. | |||
| Separate Troubles | 20070724 BT=1730 (BBC7) 20070725 BT=0600 (BBC7) | John Gordon Sinclair stars. Sue has thrown Robert out. What could possibly bring them together again? Episode 4 of 7. | |||
| The Scottish Play | 20071128 BT=1730 (BBC7) 20071129 BT=0600 (BBC7) | Robert gets not one, but two parts in Macbeth. What could possibly go wrong? Episode 1 of 6. | |||
| Up On The Roof | 20071219 BT=1730 (BBC7) 20071220 BT=0600 (BBC7) | Robert gets work performing in a prison. Will this be the first time he's had a captive audience? Episode 4 of 6. | |||
| 01 | 01 | A Stiff Audition | 19890120 | 20050308 (BBC7) 20050309 (BBC7) 20060405 (BBC7) 20060406 (BBC7) 20070703 (BBC7) 20070704 (BBC7) 20090507 BT=2200 (BBC7) 20090507 (BBC7) 20090510 (BBC7) 20090511 (BBC7) 20110214 (BBC7) 20110220 (BBC7) 20110221 (BBC7) 20140305 (BBC7) 20140306 (BBC7) 20170111 (BBC7) 20170112 (BBC7) 20170114 (BBC7) | Always on the look-out for work, Robert lands a rather sedentary role. Stars John Gordon-Sinclair. From January 1989. Robert has a disastrous audition, but still ends up getting the part - of a corpse. Stars John Gordon-Sinclair and Caroline Quentin. Robert has a disastrous audition but ends up getting the part... of a corpse. With John Gordon Sinclair and Caroline Quentin. When an audition comes up for actor Robert Wilson, he doesn't have to rigidly stick to the script, just be rigid. Robert has a disastrous audition, but ends up getting the part of a corpse. Sitcom staring John Gordon-sinclair as actor Robert Wilson, and Caroline Quentin as his girlfriend Sue. Always on the lookout for work, Robert lands a rather sedentary role. Stars John Gordon-sinclair. From January 1989. Sitcom staring John Gordon-sinclair as actor Robert Wilson, and Caroline Quentin as his girlfriend Sue.Always on the lookout for work, Robert lands a rather sedentary role.
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| 01 | 02 | I Can Do That | 19890127 | 20050315 (BBC7) 20050316 (BBC7) 20060412 (BBC7) 20060413 (BBC7) 20070710 (BBC7) 20070711 (BBC7) 20090514 BT=2200 (BBC7) 20090514 (BBC7) 20110221 (BBC7) 20140312 (BBC7) 20140313 (BBC7) 20170118 (BBC7) 20170119 (BBC7) | Robert gets the role of chauffeur in a film. Shame that he can't drive.
Robert gets a role as a chauffeur, except he can't drive. Robert gets a role as a chauffeur, except he can't drive. Stars John Gordon-sinclair and Caroline Quentin. From January 1989.
Robert gets the role of chauffeur in a film. Shame that he can't drive. Robert gets a role as chauffeur - except he can't drive. Stars John Gordon-Sinclair and Caroline Quentin. From January 1989. Robert gets a role as chauffeur - except he can't drive. Stars John Gordon-Sinclair.
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| 01 | 03 | Not Suitable For Parents | 19890203 | 20050322 (BBC7) 20050323 (BBC7) 20060419 (BBC7) 20060420 (BBC7) 20070717 (BBC7) 20070718 (BBC7) 20090521 BT=2200 (BBC7) 20090521 (BBC7) 20110228 (BBC7) 20140319 (BBC7) 20140320 (BBC7) 20170125 (BBC7) 20170126 (BBC7) |
Robert is in a seedy sex farce, and Sue's prudish parents want to see him. Robert is in a seedy sex farce, and Sue's prudish parents want to see him. Stars John Gordon Sinclair. From February 1989. Stars John Gordon Sinclair. From February 1989. Robert is in a tacky sex farce and his girlfriend's mum and dad want to see him in a show. Robert is in a tacky sex farce - and his girlfriend's parents want to see him in a show. John Gordon Sinclair stars.
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| 01 | 04 | Separate Troubles | 19890210 | 20050329 (BBC7) 20050330 (BBC7) 20060426 (BBC7) 20060427 (BBC7) 20070724 (BBC7) 20070725 (BBC7) 20090528 BT=2200 (BBC7) 20090528 (BBC7) 20110307 (BBC7) 20140326 (BBC7) 20140327 (BBC7) 20170201 (BBC7) 20170202 (BBC7) | Sue's thrown actor Robert out - what could possibly bring them together again? Stars John Gordon-Sinclair and Caroline Quentin. Sue's thrown actor Robert out - what could possibly bring them together again? Robert and Sue have fallen out. Robert has been chucked out. Will they sort themselves out? What could possibly bring them together again?
Sue has thrown actor Robert out. What could possibly bring them together again? Sue has thrown actor Robert out. What could possibly bring them together again? Stars John Gordon-sinclair and Caroline Quentin.
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| 01 | 05 | Educating Robert | 19890217 | 20050405 (BBC7) 20050406 (BBC7) 20060503 (BBC7) 20060504 (BBC7) 20070731 (BBC7) 20070801 (BBC7) 20110314 (BBC7) 20140403 (BBC7) 20170208 (BBC7) 20170209 (BBC7) | The thespian goes back to school and upsets the Entente Cordiale. Stars John Gordon Sinclair and Caroline Quentin. From February 1989. Robert goes back to school and upsets the 'Entente Cordiale'. Sue manages to Robert get some work teaching drama at her school - is he a natural teacher or a natural disaster?
The thespian goes back to school and upsets the Entente Cordiale. Stars John Gordon Sinclair and Caroline Quentin. From February 1989.
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| 01 | 06 | May The Farce Be With You | 19890224 | 19900325 20050412 (BBC7) 20050413 (BBC7) 20060510 (BBC7) 20060511 (BBC7) 20070807 (BBC7) 20070808 (BBC7) 20090604 BT=2200 (BBC7) 20090604 (BBC7) 20110321 (BBC7) 20140402 (BBC7) 20170215 (BBC7) 20170216 (BBC7) 19890808 (R2) 19890809 (R2) 19900325 (R2) 19931108 (R4) | Robert's all set for a new West End stage romp, but the real farce occurs before the curtain rises. Stars John Gordon-Sinclair. Robert's all set for a West End stage romp, but the farce occurs before the curtain rises. Recorded on 1989-02-11.
Robert is all set for a West End stage romp, but the farce occurs before the curtain rises Robert is all set for a new West End stage romp, but the real farce occurs before the curtain rises. Stars John Gordon-sinclair.
Robert's all set for a new West End stage romp, but the real farce occurs before the curtain rises. Stars John Gordon-Sinclair. |
| 01 | 07 | Pantomime Cows | 19890303 | 20090611 (BBC7) 20170222 (BBC7) 20170223 (BBC7) |
Robert lands a festive stage role, but ends up drinking too much before a show. Robert lands a festive stage role, but ends up drinking too much before a show. Stars John Gordon Sinclair and Caroline Quentin. From March 1989. |
| 01 | 07 LAST | Pantomime Cows | 19890303 | 20050419 (BBC7) 20050420 (BBC7) 20060517 (BBC7) 20060518 (BBC7) 20070814 (BBC7) 20070815 (BBC7) 20090611 (BBC7) 20110328 (BBC7) 20140409 (BBC7) 20140410 (BBC7) 20170222 (BBC7) 20170223 (BBC7) 20090611 BT=2200 (BBC7) |
Robert lands a festive stage role, but ends up drinking too much before a show. Robert lands a festive stage role, but ends up drinking too much before a show. Stars John Gordon Sinclair and Caroline Quentin. From March 1989. Stars John Gordon Sinclair and Caroline Quentin. Actor Robert lands a part as a pantomime cow, but then drinks too much.
Robert lands a festive stage role, but ends up drinking too much before a show. Robert lands a festive stage role, but ends up drinking too much before a show. Stars John Gordon Sinclair and Caroline Quentin.
Robert lands a festive stage role, but ends up drinking too much before a show. Stars John Gordon Sinclair and Caroline Quentin. From March 1989. |
| 02 | 01 | The Scottish Play | 19900211 | 19900216 20071128 (BBC7) 20071129 (BBC7) 20090618 BT=2200 (BBC7) 20090618 (BBC7) 20100223 BT=2200 (BBC7) 20100223 (BBC7) 20100228 (BBC7) 20100301 (BBC7) 20120322 (BBC7) 20120323 (BBC7) 20140528 (BBC7) 20140529 (BBC7) 20170510 (BBC7) | Observing the theatrical superstition, Robert has to multi-task in 'Macbeth'. Robert gets not one, but two parts in Macbeth. What could possibly go wrong?
Observing the theatrical superstition, Robert Wilson multi-tasks in Macbeth. Observing the theatrical superstition, Robert Wilson multi-tasks in Macbeth. Stars John Gordon Sinclair. From February 1990.
- THE SCOTTISH PLAY Producer: P. SPENCER Next in series: EP 2 - FATHERS AND SONS Previous in series: EP 7 - PANTOMIME COWS Description Episode One: The Scottish Play. Robert (John GORDON-SINCLAIR) gets involved Subject Categories situation comedy programmes (genre) Broadcast history 11 Feb 1990 19:02-19:30 (RADIO 2) 16 Feb 1990 22:32-23:00 (RADIO 2) Contributors Jo Kendall (Actor) Caroline Quentin (Actor) Joe Dunlop (Actor) Jonathan Kydd (Actor) Danny Schiller (Actor) Gary Waldhorn (Actor) John Gordon-Sinclair (Actor) Paul Archer (Author) Paul Spencer (Producer) Recorded on 1990-01-07. First broadcast on 1990-02-11 Observing the theatrical superstition, Robert Wilson multi-tasks in 'Macbeth'. From 1990. Observing the theatrical superstition, Robert has to multi-task in 'Macbeth'. From 1990. |
| 02 | 02 | Fathers And Sons | 19900218 | 19900223 20071205 (BBC7) 20071206 (BBC7) 20090625 BT=2200 (BBC7) 20090625 (BBC7) 20100302 BT=0830 (BBC7) 20100302 BT=2200 (BBC7) 20100302 (BBC7) 20120329 (BBC7) 20120330 (BBC7) 20140604 (BBC7) 20140605 (BBC7) 20170517 (BBC7) | Desperate to work, devious Robert digs his way out of a holiday with Sue. Robert excels when he gets a job on the sly playing a gravedigger, and to hide it, decides to fake the death of a parent.
Desperate to work, devious Robert digs his way out of a holiday with Sue. Stars John Gordon Sinclair. From February 1990.
"Yet again, Robert (John GORDON-SINCLAIR) is Desperate to work, devious Robert digs his way out of a holiday with Sue. From 1990. class="blq-clearfix"> |
| 02 | 03 | Heart Throbs | 19900225 | 19900302 20071212 (BBC7) 20071213 (BBC7) 20090702 BT=2200 (BBC7) 20090702 (BBC7) 20100309 BT=2200 (BBC7) 20100309 (BBC7) 20120405 (BBC7) 20120406 (BBC7) 20140611 (BBC7) 20140612 (BBC7) 20170524 (BBC7) | Robert lands a romantic lead role, but will it all go to his head? From February 1990. Robert lands a romantic lead role, but will it all go to his head? Stars John Gordon Sinclair. From February 1990. Robert lands a romantic lead role, but will it all go to his head? Robert has landed a romantic lead. Or has he? Old rivalries, embarrassing deodorant commercials and garlic thwart it. At last Robert (John GORDON-SINCLAIR) is up for a part. He's about to play Contributors Sally Grace (Actor) Caroline Quentin (Actor) Michael Fenton-stevens (Actor) Gary Waldhorn (Actor) John Gordon-Sinclair (Actor) Jane Slavin (Actor) Paul Archer (Author) Paul Spencer (Producer) Recorded on 1990-01-14. - HEART THROBS Producer: P. SPENCER Next in series: EP 4 - UP ON THE ROOF Previous in series: EP 2 - FATHERS AND SONS Description Episode Three: Heart Throbs. Subject Categories situation comedy programmes (genre) Broadcast history 25 Feb 1990 19:02-19:30 (RADIO 2) 02 Mar 1990 22:32-23:00 (RADIO 2) Robert Wilson lands a romantic lead role, but will it all go to his head? From 1990. Robert Wilson lands a romantic lead role, but will it all go to his head? Stars John Gordon Sinclair. From February 1990.
Robert Wilson lands a romantic lead role, but will it all go to his head?
Producer: P. SPENCER Episode Three: Heart Throbs. At last Robert (John GORDON-SINCLAIR) is up for a part. He's about to play At last Robert (John GORDON-SINCLAIR) is up for a part. He's about to play |
| 02 | 04 | Up On The Roof | 19900304 | 19900309 20071219 (BBC7) 20071220 (BBC7) 20090709 BT=2200 (BBC7) 20090709 (BBC7) 20100316 BT=2200 (BBC7) 20100316 (BBC7) 20120412 (BBC7) 20120413 (BBC7) 20140618 (BBC7) 20140619 (BBC7) 20170531 (BBC7) |
Landing a job performing in a prison, will Robert finally get a captive audience? Robert gets work performing in a prison. Will this be the first time he's had a captive audience?]
Landing a job performing in a prison, will Robert finally get a captive audience? Stars John Gordon Sinclair. From March 1990. - UP ON THE ROOF Producer: P. SPENCER Next in series: EP 5 - PUPPETS Previous in series: EP 3 - HEART THROBS Description Episode Four: Up On The Roof. Subject Categories situation comedy programmes (genre) Broadcast history 04 Mar 1990 19:02-19:30 (RADIO 2) 09 Mar 1990 22:32-23:00 (RADIO 2) Contributors Donald Gee (Actor) Caroline Quentin (Actor) Stephen Garlick (Actor) David Ryall (Actor) Gary Waldhorn (Actor) John Gordon-Sinclair (Actor) Marcia Warren (Actor) Moray Watson (Actor) Charlie Simpson (Actor) Jane Slavin (Actor) Paul Archer (Author) Paul Spencer (Producer) Recorded on 1990-01-14. First broadcast on 1990-03-04 |
| 02 | 05 | Puppets | 19900311 | 19900316 20071226 (BBC7) 20071227 (BBC7) 20090716 BT=2200 (BBC7) 20090716 (BBC7) 20100323 BT=2200 (BBC7) 20100323 (BBC7) 20120419 (BBC7) 20120420 (BBC7) 20140625 (BBC7) 20140626 (BBC7) 20170607 (BBC7) |
When his agent finally gets him a job, Robert soon learns that working with hypnotists or ventriloquists is not a good idea.
Robert discovers the pitfalls of working with hypnotists and ventriloquists. Robert discovers the pitfalls of working with hypnotists and ventriloquists. Stars John Gordon Sinclair. From March 1990. - PUPPETS Producer: P. SPENCER Next in series: EP 6 - READ ALL ABOUT IT Previous in series: EP 4 - UP ON THE ROOF Description Written by Paul MAYHEW-ARCHER and produced by Paul SPENCER. Starring John Subject Categories situation comedy programmes (genre) Broadcast history 11 Mar 1990 19:02-19:30 (RADIO 2) 16 Mar 1990 22:32-23:00 (RADIO 2) Contributors John Baddeley (Actor) Caroline Quentin (Actor) Jonathan Kydd (Actor) Gary Waldhorn (Actor) John Gordon-Sinclair (Actor) David Gooderson (Actor) Jane Wittenshaw (Actor) Paul Mayhew-Archer (Author) Paul Spencer (Producer) Recorded on 1990-03-04. First broadcast on 1990-03-11 Robert discovers the pitfalls of working with hypnotists and ventriloquists. From 1990. |
| 02 | 06 | Read All About It | 19900318 | 20170614 (BBC7) | After his disastrous children's TV appearance, Robert battles to avoid the press. |
| 02 | 06 LAST | Read All About It | 19900318 | 19900323 20080102 BT=1730 (BBC7) 20080102 (BBC7) 20080103 BT=0600 (BBC7) 20080103 (BBC7) 20090723 BT=2200 (BBC7) 20090723 (BBC7) 20100330 BT=2200 (BBC7) 20100330 (BBC7) 20100404 (BBC7) 20100405 (BBC7) 20120426 (BBC7) 20120427 (BBC7) 20140702 (BBC7) 20140703 (BBC7) 20170614 (BBC7) | Following his disastrous appearance on children's TV, Robert goes to extraordinary lengths to avoid the press. Following his disastrous appearance on children's TV, Robert goes to great lengths to avoid the press. Next in series: A KISS IS JUST A KISS Previous in series: EP 5 - PUPPETS Description Episode Six: In this final episode, Robert (John GORDON-SINCLAIR) finds his flat surrounded by the press. An actor's dream or an actor's nightmare? Subject Categories situation comedy programmes (genre) Broadcast history 18 Mar 1990 19:02-19:30 (RADIO 2) 23 Mar 1990 22:32-23:00 (RADIO 2) Contributors Jane Whittenshaw (Actor) Donald Gee (Actor) Caroline Quentin (Actor) Nicky Henson (Actor) Gary Waldhorn (Actor) John Gordon-Sinclair (Actor) Rosemary Martin (Actor) David Goodge (Actor) Paul Archer (Author) Paul Spencer (Producer) Recorded on 1990-03-04. First broadcast on 1990-03-18
After his disastrous children's TV appearance, Robert battles to avoid the press. After his disastrous children's TV appearance, Robert battles to avoid the press. Stars John Gordon Sinclair. From March 1990.
- READ ALL ABOUT IT Producer: P. SPENCER Next in series: A KISS IS JUST A KISS Episode Six: Read All About It. In this final episode, Robert (John GORDON-SINCLAIR) finds his flat surrounded by the press. An actor's dream or an actor's nightmare? Following his disastrous appearance on children's TV, Robert goes to great lengths to avoid the press. From March 1990. Episode 6 of 6. Following his disastrous appearance on children's TV, Robert goes to extraordinary lengths to avoid the press. From March 1990. Episode 6 of 6. |
