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Lenin Of The Rovers

First broadcast from 19880213 to 19890422. (* = BBC7).

The rousing tale of Ricky Lenin's fight to establish Felchester Rovers as Britain's first communist football club.

  • It's possible that Up For The Coup was first broadcast 19880117 as a pilot - the BBC catalogue entries are their usual confusing state.
  • I've seen mention of a third series, but I think this was confusion brought on by both series being repeated as an 8 episode run at the end of 1989.
  • The 2008 rebroadcasts on BBC7 were part of the BBCs Liverpool season, though many people commented about how little it has to do with that city.
 

Radio 4  Radio 4

7 episodes

 
SeriesEpisodeTitleFirst
Broadcast		RepeatedDescription
0101Up For The Coup1988021319880217, * 20030904, * 20050225, * 20050226, * 20051207, * 20051208, * 20061016, * 20061017, * 20070828, * 20070829, * 20080530, * 20080531, Radio Four 19891007Comedy about one man's struggle to establish Britain's first communist football team.
0102Felcherama1988022019880224, * 20030823, * 20030905, * 20050304, * 20050305, * 20051214, * 20051215, * 20061023, * 20061024, * 20070904, * 20070905, * 20080606, * 20080607, Radio Four 19891014The midfield maestro decides Britain's first communist football club needs a new economic policy.
0103The Fifth Man1988022719880302, * 20030908, * 20050311, * 20050312, * 20051221, * 20051222, * 20061030, * 20061031, * 20070911, * 20070912, * 20080613, * 20080614, Radio Four 19891021Felchester vs Cambridge, can Lenin win it? With a little subterfuge, maybe.
Felchester v Cambridge. Can Lenin win? With a little subterfuge, maybe.
Felchester take on Cambridge. But can their communist sympathisers help them win?
0104 LASTMax Gut1988030519880309, * 20030909, * 20050318, * 20050319, * 20051228, * 20051229, * 20061106, * 20061107, * 20070918, * 20070919, * 20080620, * 20080621, Radio Four 19891028'Better a split than the danger of an overthrow of the revolution.'
Can they beat the Germans?
Britain's first communist football team tackles Germany. But what about the revolution?
0201Ghosts And Ghoolies1989040119890405, * 20050325, * 20050326, * 20060104, * 20060105, * 20061113, * 20061114, * 20070925, * 20070926, * 20080627, * 20080628, Radio Four 19891104Ricky's new tabloid column teaches him some hard lessons about life and Gloria Hunniford.
Ricky decides to write for a tabloid newspaper, and ends up learning a few painful lessons about life and Gloria Hunniford.
Ricky decides to write for a tabloid newspaper but ends up learning a few painful lessons about life and Gloria Hunniford.
0202The Felchester Firm1989040819890412, * 20050401, * 20050402, * 20060111, * 20060112, * 20061120, * 20061121, * 20071002, * 20071003, * 20080704, * 20080705, Radio Four 19891111Crunchthorpe is a place so hard they dump nuclear waste in its centre. Can the 'Felchester Firm' protect the team?
Crunchthorpe is a place so hard they dump nuclear waste in its centre. Can the 'Felchester Firm' protect Ricky and the team?
Crunchthorpe is a place so hard they dump nuclear waste in its centre. Can the 'Felchester Firm' protect Ricky and his team-mates?
0204 LASTThe Final Solution1989042219890426, * 20060125, * 20060126, * 20061204, * 20061205, * 20071016, * 20071017, * 20080718, * 20080719, Radio Four 19891125Felchester have reached the cup final, but Ricky's million-pound sponsorship deal could jeopardise everything.
Felchester reach the cup final; but Ricky's million-pound sponsorship deal could ruin everything.
 

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