Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20090112 | Dramatised by Elizabeth Kuti from Joseph Addison and Richard Steele's 18th-century 'Spectator' essays. Middle-aged clockmaker Gilbert increasingly turns to the essays of an anonymous guru of city living, known as Mr Spectator, for guidance on life. Mr Spectator - Benjamin Whitrow Gilbert - Richard Lumsden Kitty - Amy Marston Jonathan - Sam Troughton Coffee boy - Samuel Barnett Lady - Fo Cullan Gentlemen - Miche Doherty, Richard Dormer, Chris McHallem, Mark Lambert Directed by Heather Larmour. |
| 02 | 20090113 | Dramatised by Elizabeth Kuti from by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele's 18th century 'Spectator' essays. Exasperated by her husband's obsession with the writings of Mr Spectator, Gilbert's wife Kitty decides to see what all the fuss is about. Mr Spectator - Benjamin Whitrow Gilbert - Richard Lumsden Kitty - Amy Marston Jonathan - Sam Troughton Disgruntled man - Richard Dormer Wife - Sarah Kants Directed by Heather Larmour. |
| 03 | 20090114 | Dramatised by Elizabeth Kuti from by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele's 18th century 'Spectator' essays. With financial crisis in the air and his business in peril, Gilbert decides to head for the coffee-house and consult Mr Spectator. Mr Spectator - Benjamin Whitrow Gilbert - Richard Lumsden Kitty - Amy Marston Jonathan - Sam Troughton Coffee boy - Samuel Barnett Leticia - Sarah Kants Freddie - Richard Dormer Stockjobbers - Miche Doherty, Mark Lambert Directed by Heather Larmour. With his business in peril, Gilbert decides to consult Mr Spectator. |
| 04 | 20090115 | Dramatised by Elizabeth Kuti from by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele's 18th century 'Spectator' essays. Encouraged by Mr Spectator and Kitty, Gilbert buys some new-fangled Perspective Glasses, only to discover that they give him a rather shocking viewpoint of his nearest and dearest. Mr Spectator - Benjamin Whitrow Gilbert - Richard Lumsden Kitty - Amy Marston Jonathan - Sam Troughton Coffee boy - Samuel Barnett Spectacle inventor - Chris McHallem Signior Niccolini - Mike Doherty Lion - Richard Dormer Directed by Heather Larmour. |
| 05 | 20090116 | Dramatised by Elizabeth Kuti from by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele's 18th-century 'Spectator' essays. As his fortieth birthday arrives, Gilbert's world seems to be in pieces, but perhaps things are not all that they appear. Mr Spectator - Benjamin Whitrow Gilbert - Richard Lumsden Kitty - Amy Marston Jonathan - Sam Troughton Coffee boy - Samuel Barnett Gravedigger - Chris McHallem Isabel - Emma Bolger Jacob - Daniel Walsh Aggie - Laura Conway Directed by Heather Larmour. |