Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | A Damp Fib | 19960214 | 20120824 (BBC7) 20131119 (BBC7) 20150423 (BBC7) 20161227 (BBC7) 20181105 (BBC7) 20200623 (BBC7) 20211206 (BBC7) 20230625 (BBC7) | Simon is a junior clerk in a surveyor's office, but when he tells a white lie it sparks disastrous consequences... The first of four comic close encounters with fate. Simon - . Alex Lowe Harold Wing Pinero - . Charles Gray Naomi - . Elliot Nicholls Mr Reynolds - . James Greene Mrs Gibson - . Margaret Stallard Alan - . Paul Davies First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1996. Surveyor's clerk Simon tries hard to cover up a huge white lie. |
| 02 | Along For The Ride | 19960221 | 20120831 (BBC7) 20131126 (BBC7) 20150430 (BBC7) 20170103 (BBC7) 20181112 (BBC7) 20200630 (BBC7) 20211213 (BBC7) 20230702 (BBC7) | When Colin impersonates a film producer, it sparks dangerous consequences. Another comic close encounter with fate. Colin Bond ...... Michael Troughton Harold Wing Pinero ...... Charles Gray Monica Ludlow ...... Jenny Howe Flores ...... Mandy Knight Ralph ...... Stephen Critchlow Hostess/Lauren ...... Debbie Stephenson All other parts ...... Toby Longworth First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1996. Colin impersonates a film producer with dangerous consequences. |
| 03 | Nice Little Number | 19960228 | 20120907 (BBC7) 20131203 (BBC7) 20150514 (BBC7) 20170110 (BBC7) 20181119 (BBC7) 20200707 (BBC7) 20211220 (BBC7) 20230709 (BBC7) | Vernon Hedges sets out to disprove the existence of Lady Luck. Another comic close encounter with fate. Vernon ...... Philip Jackson Harold Wing Pinero ...... Charles Gray Arthur ...... Michael Troughton Dory/Shelley ...... Tracy Wiles All other parts played by Toby Longworth. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 1996. Vernon Hedges sets out to prove that Lady Luck does not exist. |
| 04 | Love Bites | 19960306 | 20120914 (BBC7) 20131210 (BBC7) 20150521 (BBC7) 20170117 (BBC7) 20181126 (BBC7) 20200714 (BBC7) 20211227 (BBC7) 20230716 (BBC7) | We've all been visited by the doubt that perhaps we've chosen a less than perfect soul-mate Martin's proposal to his girlfriend does not go according to plan. Another comic close encounter with fate. Harold Wing Pinero - . Charles Gray Martin - . Paul Raffield Wendy - . Gillian Bevan Journalist/Sheila - . Tracy Wiles Liam - . James Nesbitt Others - . Stephen Critchlow Guitar played by Tim Hope. First broadcast in BBC Radio 4 in March 1996. |