Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20091228 | By Mike Scott. Touching and funny tale of family quarrels and misspent old age, drawing on Scott's own childhood in Lancashire. After being moved away from bad influences to live in a quiet village, 12-year-old Gil finds his new best mate is the oldest, blackest sheep in his family - his grandad, just released from the asylum, who thinks boys need catapults and stink bombs and sips of beer. Mum - Alison Steadman Dad - Matthew Kelly Old Gil - Bernard Hill Grandad - Kenneth Cranham Haryley - Johnny Vegas Mercy - Gwyneth Powell Gil - Stephen Rac Kenny - Joshua Swinney Muffin - Tomas Brennan Directed by Dirk Maggs A Perfectly Normal production for BBC Radio 4. Touching and funny tale by Mike Scott of family quarrels and misspent old age. |
| 02 | 20091229 | By Mike Scott. Touching and funny tale of family quarrels and misspent old age, drawing on Scott's own childhood in Lancashire. Gil takes his first trip in a car and Grandad finds something to laugh at in the crematorium. Mum - Alison Steadman Dad - Matthew Kelly Old Gil - Bernard Hill Grandad - Kenneth Cranham Haryley - Johnny Vegas Mercy - Gwyneth Powell Gil - Stephen Rac Kenny - Joshua Swinney Muffin - Tomas Brennan Directed by Dirk Maggs A Perfectly Normal production for BBC Radio 4. Gil takes his first car trip and Grandad finds something to laugh at in the crematorium. |
| 03 | 20091230 | By Mike Scott. Touching and funny tale of family quarrels and misspent old age, drawing on Scott's own childhood in Lancashire. Grandad scares the life out of Gil with his tales of the trenches. Mum - Alison Steadman Dad - Matthew Kelly Old Gil - Bernard Hill Grandad - Kenneth Cranham Haryley - Johnny Vegas Mercy - Gwyneth Powell Gil - Stephen Rac Kenny - Joshua Swinney Muffin - Tomas Brennan Directed by Dirk Maggs A Perfectly Normal production for BBC Radio 4. |
| 04 | 20091231 | By Mike Scott. Touching and funny tale of family quarrels and misspent old age, drawing on Scott's own childhood in Lancashire. Gil gets his Saturday gobstopper and discovers why parents like Sunday school. Mum - Alison Steadman Dad - Matthew Kelly Old Gil - Bernard Hill Grandad - Kenneth Cranham Haryley - Johnny Vegas Mercy - Gwyneth Powell Gil - Stephen Rac Kenny - Joshua Swinney Muffin - Tomas Brennan Directed by Dirk Maggs A Perfectly Normal production for BBC Radio 4. |
| 05 | 20100101 | By Mike Scott. Touching and funny tale of family quarrels and misspent old age, drawing on Scott's own childhood in Lancashire. Gil's mysterious and mischievous Grandad reveals a miracle egg and cons the local Conservative Club. Mum - Alison Steadman Dad - Matthew Kelly Old Gil - Bernard Hill Grandad - Kenneth Cranham Haryley - Johnny Vegas Mercy - Gwyneth Powell Gil - Stephen Rac Kenny - Joshua Swinney Muffin - Tomas Brennan Directed by Dirk Maggs A Perfectly Normal production for BBC Radio 4. Gil's mischievous Grandad reveals a miracle egg and cons the local Conservative Club. |