Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Bolt Of Inspiration | 20130114 | 20231211 (BBC7) 20231212 (BBC7) | Jim sees himself as an ideas man - always has been and always will be. But even though his entrepreneurial endeavours have so far only met with knock backs, Jim refuses to be cowed. And now, with the most important week of his life ahead of him, the bolt of inspiration is about to strike. Comedy-drama by Tony Grounds. Jim ...... Paul Ritter Kath ...... Sophie Thompson Ray ...... Ben Crowe Susie ...... Lizzie Watts Barman ...... Robert Blythe Shop Assistant ...... Will Howard Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko. First broadcast by BBC Radio 4 in January 2013. Jim has found a way to unlock the novel inside of him. Everyone has a novel locked inside of them and painter-decorator Jim discovers the key. Starring Paul Ritter. Comedy-drama in five-parts by Tony Grounds. Director: Sasha Yevtushenko. |
| 02 | Lightning Strike | 20130115 | 20231212 (BBC7) 20231213 (BBC7) | Ideas man Jim has been struck by lightning. Quite literarily, or so he thinks. Realising that everyone has a novel locked inside of them, he has miraculously discovered the key. Comedy-drama by Tony Grounds. Jim ...... Paul Ritter Iris ...... Marcia Warren Kath ...... Sophie Thompson Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2013. Jim discovers the key to unlock the novel inside of him. Jim has been struck by lightning. Literarily, or so he thinks. Comedy drama starring Paul Ritter and Sophie Thompson. Director: Sasha Yevtushenko |
| 03 | Marital Woes | 20130116 | 20231213 (BBC7) 20231214 (BBC7) | Jim has shunned work and a holiday in Crete to devote the week to creating his very own Ulysses. Driven to despair, his wife Kath has shown him the door. But unbeknown to her, the challenge of winning her back is just the sort of quest his novel was lacking. Comedy-drama by Tony Grounds Jim ...... Paul Ritter Kath ...... Sophie Thompson Iris ...... Marcia Warren Susie ...... Lizzie Watts Sergeant ...... Robert Blythe Policeman ...... Will Howard Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2013. Jim's plan to devote the week to writing a novel causes trouble. Jim devotes the week to his novel, but realises he must also win back his wife. Can he do both? Stars Paul Ritter. Director: Sasha Yevtushenko |
| 04 | Jim's Mother | 20130117 | 20231214 (BBC7) 20231215 (BBC7) | Jim's masterplan of inspiring the nation to write their own novels has had unexpected consequences. His mother, for one, has responded by revealing a long-kept secret and now she's gone missing. Comedy-drama by Tony Grounds Jim ...... Paul Ritter Kath ...... Sophie Thompson Ray ...... Ben Crowe Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2013. Jim has found a way to unlock the novel inside of him. Jim's mother Iris has gone missing after revealing a closely-guarded secret. Stars Paul Ritter and Sophie Thompson. Director: Sasha Yevtushenko |
| 05 | Nothing To Lose | 20130118 | 20231215 (BBC7) 20231216 (BBC7) | Jim has had an eventful week: his mother Iris revealed that the love of her life was not in fact his father but Angelo, an Italian prisoner of war with whom she had an affair as a teenager. Meanwhile, Jim's despairing wife Kath has threatened separation following his crusade to turn his life into a novel. With nothing to lose, Jim has staged an audacious reunion. Comedy-drama by Tony Grounds. Jim ...... Paul Ritter Kath ...... Sophie Thompson Iris ...... Marcia Warren Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2013. Jim has found a way of unlocking the novel inside of him. With time running out, will Jim find a way of using his family woes to salvage his novel idea? Stars Paul Ritter. Conclusion of the comedy-drama by Tony Grounds. Director: Sasha Yevtushenko |
| 06 | 20130119 | 20130120 (BBC7) 20170618 (BBC7) 20170619 (BBC7) | Everyone has a novel inside of them, but will Jim's bring dark secrets to the surface? |