Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Uncle Harry, By Gary Brown | 20140625 | 20160818 (R4) | Mark's life is nicely well-ordered...despite his dysfunctional family, terrifying future father-in-law/boss, and on-going blackout problem. But that's until Uncle Harry gets in the way. Things get increasingly messy as Mark goes on a quest to discover his true identity. A comedy about grief and the true meaning of family Isn't it strange that the registering of life's important moments happens in a sterile municipal office? Everyone's got a story as to how they got there. The first of a series of six quirky plays that start in a Register Office and end in a birth, marriage or death. Mark - Dylan Edwards Uncle Harry - Ewan Bailey Elaine - Denise Black Helen - Katherine Jakeways Lionel - Christian Patterson Charlotte - Rachel Redford Dad - David Cann Written by Gary Brown Directed by Helen Perry A BBC Cymru Wales production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014. The first of six quirky tales about the registering of life's big moments. |
| 02 | Losing My Penny, By Leah Chillery | 20140702 | 20160825 (R4) | Leo is in love with Penny and he plans to marry her. It seems that there is only Penny's possessive father in the way. But Leo has secrets of his own. A series of linked plays that start in a Register Office and end in either a birth, a marriage or a death. Leo....................Don Gilet Penny................Verity May Henry Rita.....................Kathryn Hunt Henry.................Conrad Nelson Duchess.............Tupele Dorgu Bartholomew......Fiona Clarke Written by Leah Chillery. Director: Gary Brown A BBC Cymru Wales production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014. Quirky tales about the registering of life's big moments. |
| 03 | Time And Tide, By David Hodgson | 20140709 | 20160901 (R4) | Teddy is on his stag night. He wakes up naked and handcuffed to a lamp post. So far, so normal. But then he realises that something very weird has occurred which makes him question everything. A series of linked plays that start in a Register Office and end in either a birth, a marriage or a death. Old Man.............................Will Tacey Teddy.................................Alan Morrissey Lawrence...........................Will Ash Megan................................Hannah Wood Brankin..............................Sean Mason Jess...................................Harriet Chandler Judd Shaffy.................................Hamilton Berstock Written by David Hodgson. Director: Gary Brown A BBC Cymru Wales production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014. Stag-night, time-travelling thriller. |
| 04 | A Certain Date, By Alan Harris | 20140716 | 20160908 (R4) | Geoff Levine, aka the Slim Reaper, is a pest control technician. All day long he kills rats and other vermin. Until Mystic June tells him something that will alter the rest of his life - what's left of it anyway. A surreal and darkly comic exploration of the meaning of death. With talking pigeons. A series of linked plays that start in a Register Office and end in either a birth, a marriage or a death. Geoff - Julian Lewis Jones Valmai - Sara McGaughey Sandy - Katy Owen Mystic June - Lisa Palfrey Doctor Ramis - Richard Mitchley Pigeon - Sion Pritchard King Rat - Michael Bertenshaw Written by Alan Harris Directed by Helen Perry A BBC Cymru Wales production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014. |
| 05 | Nine Lives, By Anna Maria Murphy | 20140723 | 20160915 (R4) | Beth's elderly father Patrick has a lifetime's worth of stories, and Beth knows them so well she almost feels as if she's lived them herself. But one story she finds hard to believe - Patrick claims that he was never born. That he's lived forever. As Beth tries to untangle the truth of her father's birth, she uncovers an unexpected family secret. A series of linked plays that start in a Register Office and end in either a birth, a marriage or a death. Beth - Eiry Thomas Patrick - Peter Marinker Bill - Christian Patterson Mrs Knowles - Sharon Morgan Miriam/Janet - Eirlys Bellin Reg/Harold - Matthew Gravelle Written by Anna Maria Murphy. Directed by James Robinson. A BBC Cymru Wales production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014. An secret is unearthed when Beth's elderly father Patrick claims never to have been born |
| 06 | Elephants All The Way Up, By Lavinia Murray | 20140730 | 20160922 (R4) | Harper works in a zoo. He is a simple soul but his life is complicated. His wife is desperate for a baby, and his angry dad is a bare knuckle boxer. Then the ground starts to shift - literally. Last of a series of linked plays that start in a Register Office and end in either a birth, a marriage or a death. Harper.............................Graeme Hawley Yolanda...........................Kate Coogan Dad.................................Seamus O'Neill Carlos.............................Chris Jack Arlo/Turtle.......................Lloyd Peters Grayson/Turtle................Malcolm Raeburn Woman/Turtle.................Lisa Allen Surreal comedy written by Lavinia Murray Directed by Gary Brown. A BBC Cymru Wales production first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2014. Life's complicated for simple soul Harper. Then the ground starts to shift - literally. |