Episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot | 20200117 | Unite is a new sitcom starring Claire Skinner (Outnumbered), Radio 4 favourite Mark Steel (Mark Steel's in Town, The News Quiz), Mark's son Elliot Steel (Roast Battles, Comedy Central At The Comedy Store) and rapidly rising comedy star Ivo Graham (Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee 2019, Have I Got News For You)
When Tony (Mark Steel), a working-class, left wing South Londoner, falls in love and moves in with Imogen (Claire Skinner), an upper middle-class property developer, their respective millennial sons Ashley (Elliot Steel), a disenfranchised Croydon 'rude boy', and Gideon (Ivo Graham), Eton and Oxbridge-educated and crypto-currency literate, are forced to live under the same roof and behave like the brothers neither of them ever wanted.
Class, compromise, hope, desolation, love, identity, step-sibling rivalry and Crystal Palace FC are all explored in this fresh comedy.
Characters of the show Unite! You have nothing to lose but your prejudices, formed over a lifetime of living within the British class system.
Also starring:
Written by Barry Castagnola, Ivo Graham, Elliot Steel and Mark Steel
A Golden Path production for BBC Radio 4
New sitcom starring Claire Skinner (Outnumbered), Mark Steel, Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham. New sitcom starring Claire Skinner, Mark Steel, Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham. | |||
| Pilot | 20200117 | 20210616 (R4) | Unite is a new sitcom starring Claire Skinner (Outnumbered), Radio 4 favourite Mark Steel (Mark Steel's in Town, The News Quiz), Mark's son Elliot Steel (Roast Battles, Comedy Central At The Comedy Store) and rapidly rising comedy star Ivo Graham (Dave's Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee 2019, Have I Got News For You)
When Tony (Mark Steel), a working-class, left wing South Londoner, falls in love and moves in with Imogen (Claire Skinner), an upper middle-class property developer, their respective millennial sons Ashley (Elliot Steel), a disenfranchised Croydon 'rude boy', and Gideon (Ivo Graham), Eton and Oxbridge-educated and crypto-currency literate, are forced to live under the same roof and behave like the brothers neither of them ever wanted.
Class, compromise, hope, desolation, love, identity, step-sibling rivalry and Crystal Palace FC are all explored in this fresh comedy.
Characters of the show Unite! You have nothing to lose but your prejudices, formed over a lifetime of living within the British class system.
Also starring:
Written by Barry Castagnola, Ivo Graham, Elliot Steel and Mark Steel
A Golden Path production for BBC Radio 4
New sitcom starring Claire Skinner (Outnumbered), Mark Steel, Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham. New sitcom starring Claire Skinner, Mark Steel, Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham. | ||
| 01 | 01 | Russian Money | 20210623 | New sitcom series starring Radio 4 favourite Mark Steel (Mark Steel's In Town, The News Quiz), Claire Skinner (Outnumbered), Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham.
When Tony (Mark Steel), a working class, left-wing South Londoner, falls in love and moves in with Imogen (Claire Skinner), an upper middle class property developer, their sons - disenfranchised Croydon rude boy Ashley (Elliot Steel) and Oxbridge-educated crypto currency king Gideon (Ivo Graham) - are forced to live under the same roof and behave like the brothers neither of them ever wanted.
In this episode, Ashley starts a job on a building site, Gideon becomes an activist, Imogen is closing in on a big deal, and Tony, desperate for a story to appease his publisher, decides to investigate a new housing development with possible links to Russian money.
Cast:
Written by Barry Castagnola, Elliot Steel and Mark Steel (additional material from the cast and Sian Harries)
A Golden Path and Rustle Up production for BBC Radio 4
After lying to his publisher, Tony investigates a corrupt housing deal. New sitcom starring Claire Skinner, Mark Steel, Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham. | |
| 01 | 01 | Russian Money | 20210623 | 20221125 (R4) | New sitcom series starring Radio 4 favourite Mark Steel (Mark Steel's In Town, The News Quiz), Claire Skinner (Outnumbered), Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham.
When Tony (Mark Steel), a working class, left-wing South Londoner, falls in love and moves in with Imogen (Claire Skinner), an upper middle class property developer, their sons - disenfranchised Croydon rude boy Ashley (Elliot Steel) and Oxbridge-educated crypto currency king Gideon (Ivo Graham) - are forced to live under the same roof and behave like the brothers neither of them ever wanted.
In this episode, Ashley starts a job on a building site, Gideon becomes an activist, Imogen is closing in on a big deal, and Tony, desperate for a story to appease his publisher, decides to investigate a new housing development with possible links to Russian money.
Cast:
Written by Barry Castagnola, Elliot Steel and Mark Steel (additional material from the cast and Sian Harries)
A Golden Path and Rustle Up production for BBC Radio 4
After lying to his publisher, Tony investigates a corrupt housing deal. New sitcom starring Claire Skinner, Mark Steel, Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham. |
| 01 | 02 | The Party and the Proposal | 20210630 | New sitcom series starring Radio 4 favourite Mark Steel (Mark Steel's in Town, The News Quiz), Claire Skinner (Outnumbered), Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham.
When Tony (Mark Steel), a working class, left wing South Londoner, falls in love and moves in with Imogen (Claire Skinner), an upper middle class property developer, their sons - disenfranchised Croydon rude boy Ashley (Elliot Steel) and Eton and Oxbridge-educated Gideon (Ivo Graham) - are forced to live under the same roof and behave like the brothers neither of them ever wanted.
In this episode, Tony takes Imogen away for a romantic weekend. Gideon and Ashley take the opportunity to have a party at the house, but Gideon's pet Bearded Dragon suddenly falls ill.
Tony - Mark Steel
Written by Barry Castagnola, Elliot Steel and Mark Steel
Golden Path and Rustle Up production for BBC Radio 4
Tony organises a weekend away to propose to Imogen, leaving the boys home alone. New sitcom starring Claire Skinner, Mark Steel, Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham. | |
| 01 | 02 | The Party And The Proposal | 20210630 | 20221202 (R4) | New sitcom series starring Radio 4 favourite Mark Steel (Mark Steel's in Town, The News Quiz), Claire Skinner (Outnumbered), Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham. When Tony (Mark Steel), a working class, left wing South Londoner, falls in love and moves in with Imogen (Claire Skinner), an upper middle class property developer, their sons - disenfranchised Croydon rude boy Ashley (Elliot Steel) and Eton and Oxbridge-educated Gideon (Ivo Graham) - are forced to live under the same roof and behave like the brothers neither of them ever wanted. In this episode, Tony takes Imogen away for a romantic weekend. Gideon and Ashley take the opportunity to have a party at the house, but Gideon's pet Bearded Dragon suddenly falls ill. Tony - Mark Steel Imogen - Claire Skinner Ashley - Elliot Steel Gideon - Ivo Graham Rebecca - Ayesha Antoine Nigel/Dutch waiter - Simon Greenall Tamsin - Susannah Fielding Sarah - Ruth Bratt Terry the vet - Kevin Eldon Kevin/Cab driver - Kae Kurd Marcus/ Protester - Michael Odewale Stefan/ Rose seller - Naz Osmanoglu Gabriel - Milo McCabe Written by Barry Castagnola, Elliot Steel and Mark Steel (additional material from the cast and Sian Harries) Executive Producer Mario Stylianides Producer/Director Barry Castagnola Sound recordist and Editor Jerry Peal Broadcast Assistant Sarah Tombling Production Co-ordinator George O'Regan Golden Path and Rustle Up production for BBC Radio 4 Tony organises a weekend away to propose to Imogen, leaving the boys home alone. New sitcom starring Claire Skinner, Mark Steel, Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham. |
| 01 | 03 | Chicken Man | 20210707 | New sitcom series starring Radio 4 favourite Mark Steel (Mark Steel's in Town, The News Quiz), Claire Skinner (Outnumbered), Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham.
When Tony (Mark Steel), a working class, left wing South Londoner, falls in love and moves in with Imogen (Claire Skinner), an upper middle class property developer, their sons - disenfranchised Croydon rude boy Ashley (Elliot Steel) and Eton and Oxbridge-educated Gideon (Ivo Graham) - are forced to live under the same roof and behave like the brothers neither of them ever wanted.
In this episode, Ashley starts a new job promoting a local fried chicken restaurant, and after inadvertently stopping a jewellery heist, he becomes a national hero. Meanwhile, Gideon and Rebecca open up a vegan pop up cafe, Imogen holds a Jiu Jitsu class and Tony catches up with one of his old comrades from The Revolutionary Party for Working Workers (Marxist-Leninist)
Tony - Mark Steel
Written by Barry Castagnola, Elliot Steel and Mark Steel
Golden Path and Rustle Up production for BBC Radio 4
Ashley thwarts a robbery dressed as a chicken and becomes an internet sensation. New sitcom starring Claire Skinner, Mark Steel, Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham. | |
| 01 | 03 | Chicken Man | 20210707 | 20221209 (R4) | New sitcom series starring Radio 4 favourite Mark Steel (Mark Steel's in Town, The News Quiz), Claire Skinner (Outnumbered), Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham. When Tony (Mark Steel), a working class, left wing South Londoner, falls in love and moves in with Imogen (Claire Skinner), an upper middle class property developer, their sons - disenfranchised Croydon rude boy Ashley (Elliot Steel) and Eton and Oxbridge-educated Gideon (Ivo Graham) - are forced to live under the same roof and behave like the brothers neither of them ever wanted. In this episode, Ashley starts a new job promoting a local fried chicken restaurant, and after inadvertently stopping a jewellery heist, he becomes a national hero. Meanwhile, Gideon and Rebecca open up a vegan pop up cafe, Imogen holds a Jiu Jitsu class and Tony catches up with one of his old comrades from The Revolutionary Party for Working Workers (Marxist-Leninist) Tony - Mark Steel Imogen - Claire Skinner Ashley - Elliot Steel Gideon - Ivo Graham Rebecca - Ayesha Antoine Stefan - Naz Osmanoglu Cas - Jamali Maddix Len - Dave Johns Jeremy Vine - Marcus Brigstocke News Reader - Olivia Lichtenstein Labour MP - Barry Castagnola Eileen/Dorothy - Ruth Bratt Jacob - Stefano Paolini Young Boy - James Potter Rachel - Nessa Eriksson Written by Barry Castagnola, Elliot Steel and Mark Steel (additional material from the cast and Sian Harries) Executive Producer Mario Stylianides Producer/Director Barry Castagnola Sound recordist and Editor Jerry Peal Broadcast Assistant Sarah Tombling Production Co-ordinator George O'Regan Golden Path and Rustle Up production for BBC Radio 4 Ashley thwarts a robbery dressed as a chicken and becomes an internet sensation. New sitcom starring Claire Skinner, Mark Steel, Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham. |
| 01 | 04 | The Wedding | 20210714 | New sitcom series starring Radio 4 favourite Mark Steel (Mark Steel's In Town, The News Quiz), Claire Skinner (Outnumbered), Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham.
When Tony (Mark Steel), a working class, left-wing South Londoner, falls in love and moves in with Imogen (Claire Skinner), an upper middle class property developer, their sons - disenfranchised Croydon rude boy Ashley (Elliot Steel) and Oxbridge-educated crypto currency king Gideon (Ivo Graham) - are forced to live under the same roof and behave like the brothers neither of them ever wanted.
In this episode, on the day before Tony and Imogen's wedding, Gideon is adding the finishing touches to his "masterpiece" of a speech (four months in the making), Ashley needs to try and complete his driving test before the ceremony, Tony is struggling to pay an overdue car fine and Imogen's mum takes her to a spa hotel to relax, but instead tries to convince her she's marrying the wrong man.
Cast:
Written by - Barry Castagnola, Elliot Steel and Mark Steel (additional material from the cast)
A Golden Path/ Rustle Up production for BBC Radio 4
Plans are going smoothly until Imogen is arrested on the eve of her wedding. New sitcom starring Claire Skinner, Mark Steel, Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham. | |
| 01 | 04 | The Wedding | 20210714 | 20221216 (R4) | New sitcom series starring Radio 4 favourite Mark Steel (Mark Steel's In Town, The News Quiz), Claire Skinner (Outnumbered), Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham. When Tony (Mark Steel), a working class, left-wing South Londoner, falls in love and moves in with Imogen (Claire Skinner), an upper middle class property developer, their sons - disenfranchised Croydon rude boy Ashley (Elliot Steel) and Oxbridge-educated crypto currency king Gideon (Ivo Graham) - are forced to live under the same roof and behave like the brothers neither of them ever wanted. In this episode, on the day before Tony and Imogen's wedding, Gideon is adding the finishing touches to his 'masterpiece' of a speech (four months in the making), Ashley needs to try and complete his driving test before the ceremony, Tony is struggling to pay an overdue car fine and Imogen's mum takes her to a spa hotel to relax, but instead tries to convince her she's marrying the wrong man. Cast: Tony - Mark Steel Imogen - Claire Skinner Ashley - Elliot Steel Gideon - Ivo Graham Rebecca - Ayesha Antoine Geraldine - Isla Blair Nigel/Automated phone - Simon Greenall Tamsin - Susannah Fielding Customer Services operator- Ruth Bratt Car clamper/ Registrar - Marcus Brigstocke Hotel Manager - Simon Humphreys Driving Examiner/ MC/ Policeman - Stefano Paolini Young wedding guest - Nessa Eriksson Written by - Barry Castagnola, Elliot Steel and Mark Steel (additional material from the cast) Executive Producer - Marios Stylianides Producer/Director - Barry Castagnola Sound Recordist and Editor - Jerry Peal Production Co-ordinator - George O'Regan Runner - James Potter A Golden Path/ Rustle Up production for BBC Radio 4 Plans are going smoothly until Imogen is arrested on the eve of her wedding. New sitcom starring Claire Skinner, Mark Steel, Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham. |
| 02 | 01 | The Appointment | 20230601 | Against all accepted advice, Tony googles his symptoms and is thrown into full blown hypochondria. Could this be a fatal dose of Amazonian Gastroentral Plague? Or worse ? Convinced of his imminent demise, he attempts one of modern life's most difficult tasks - trying to get an in-person GP appointment. When he fails he is conflicted when Imogen immediately secures him one privately, which runs counter to his socialist principles. Ashley embarks on an unlikely academic career by joining a gender politics class. Being the only man in the group, he seizes the opportunity to practise his male gaze. This leads to a date with the course leader Lotte. At a restaurant and completely out of his depth her husband Peter turns up. A welcome return for the hugely popular and critically-acclaimed sitcom starring Radio 4 favourite Mark Steel (Mark Steel's in Town, The News Quiz), Claire Skinner (Outnumbered), Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham. When Tony (Mark Steel), a working class, left wing South Londoner, falls in love and marries Imogen (Claire Skinner), an upper middle class property developer, their sons - Croydon chancer Ashley (Elliot Steel) and supercilious Eton and Oxford-educated Gideon (Ivo Graham) - are forced to live under the same roof and behave like the brothers neither of them ever wanted. Cast: Tony - Mark Steel Imogen - Claire Skinner Ashley - Elliot Steel Gideon - Ivo Graham Rebecca - Ayesha Antoine Lotte/Mary - Zoe Lyons Dr Anderson - Alan Francis Julie/ Kiera/ Mother - Jenny Bede Peter - Ian Pearce Receptionist - Olivia Lichtenstein Written by Barry Castagnola, Ian Pearce and Elliot Steel (additional material from the cast) Executive Producer- Mario Stylianides Producer/Director- Barry Castagnola Sound recordist and Editor- Jerry Peal Broadcast Assistant - Sarah Tombling Assistant Producer - George O'Regan Production Assistant - David Litchfield A Golden Path and Rustle Up production for BBC Radio 4 Rebecca has life-changing news for Gideon and Tony thinks he's dying New sitcom starring Claire Skinner, Mark Steel, Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham. | |
| 02 | 02 | You Can Tin Can | 20230608 | Rebecca is concerned that Gideon's lack of employment will scupper their chances of securing a mortgage, so when his first ever trip to a football match leads to him being befriended by a hooligan mortgage advisor called Spud, Gideon leaps upon his offer to forge some payslips - after they've had a' tear up' with the Wycombe Wanderers lot. Imogen is keen to do her bit in this cost of living crisis by launching her 'You Can Tin Can' workshop at the local community centre, but the three attendees need some convincing about the benefits of cooking using only tinned food. Tony dreams of becoming a published author with his biography of a pioneering distant relative but should he be so smug that he wrote it without consulting the internet? A welcome return for the hugely popular and critically-acclaimed sitcom starring Radio 4 favourite Mark Steel (Mark Steel's in Town, The News Quiz), Claire Skinner (Outnumbered), Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham. When Tony (Mark Steel), a working class, left wing South Londoner, falls in love and marries Imogen (Claire Skinner), an upper middle class property developer, their sons - Croydon chancer Ashley (Elliot Steel) and supercilious Eton and Oxford-educated Gideon (Ivo Graham) - are forced to live under the same roof and behave like the brothers neither of them ever wanted. Cast: Tony - Mark Steel Imogen - Claire Skinner Ashley - Elliot Steel Gideon - Ivo Graham Rebecca - Ayesha Antoine Don - Curtis Walker Joyce - Llewella Gideon Spud - Andy Linden Nancy - Lily Hardy Steve - Dave Litchfield Written by Barry Castagnola, Ian Pearce and Elliot Steel (additional material from the cast) Executive Producer- Mario Stylianides Producer/Director- Barry Castagnola Sound recordist and Editor- Jerry Peal Broadcast Assistant - Sarah Tombling Assistant Producer - George O'Regan Production Assistant - David Litchfield A Golden Path and Rustle Up production for BBC Radio 4 Desperate for a mortgage, Gideon places his faith in a football hooligan called Spud. New sitcom starring Claire Skinner, Mark Steel, Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham. | |
| 02 | 03 | Macbeth | 20230615 | After Eileen at the caff reads Tony's tea leaves, he decides to run for the local council. However, he's also promised Imogen they would join PADS (Putney Amateur Dramatics Society) where a pretentious director wants to stage a radical version of Macbeth. Rebecca suggests that, unless Gideon can get a job, he should be the primary carer for their baby prompting Gideon to offer his services as Tony's Campaign Communication Director for the upcoming election. Ashley has joined a dating app called Sophistidate as he's looking for `a classy girl with good manners and that` but, on his first date at an all-you-can-eat buffet, he's convinced his date has ulterior motives. A welcome return for the critically-acclaimed sitcom. When Tony (Mark Steel), a working class, left wing South Londoner, falls in love and marries Imogen (Claire Skinner), an upper middle class property developer, their sons - Croydon chancer Ashley (Elliot Steel) and supercilious Eton and Oxford-educated Gideon (Ivo Graham) - are forced to live under the same roof and behave like the brothers neither of them ever wanted. Cast: Tony - Mark Steel Imogen - Claire Skinner Ashley - Elliot Steel Gideon - Ivo Graham Rebecca - Ayesha Antoine Nigel - Simon Greenall Tamsin - Susannah Fielding Eileen - Ruth Bratt Liz - Sally-Anne Hayward Carol - Angela Barnes Piers - Barry Castagnola Delivery driver - Ian Pearce Written by Barry Castagnola and Ian Pearce (additional material from the cast) Executive Producer- Mario Stylianides Producer/Director- Barry Castagnola Sound recordist and Editor- Jerry Peal Broadcast Assistant - Sarah Tombling Assistant Producer - George O'Regan Production Assistant - David Litchfield A Golden Path and Rustle Up production for BBC Radio 4 Tony's campaign to become a councillor runs into problems after he joins an am dram group New sitcom starring Claire Skinner, Mark Steel, Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham. | |
| 02 | 04 | The Ukrainian | 20230622 | Imogen finds neighbour Tamsin banging on about her volunteering at the local school so irritating that she rashly announces that they have decided to take in a Ukrainian refugee.
While Ashley is splashing on the cologne to welcome Georgiy into the house, Gideon is doing his best to win over Rebecca's judgemental brother Daniel.
Tony gives Georgiy a tour of the house which results in some uncomfortable questioning of his choice of Russian literature. Georgiy has rather more luck when he meets neighbour Tamsin, taking an instant shine to her - and her drinks cabinet. Nigel's decision to take Georgiy to the local organ museum merely cements his wife's burgeoning infatuation with the dashing Ukrainian.
Daniel's attempt to humiliate Gideon by challenging him to a rap battle spectacularly backfires as Gideon unleashes his latent lyricism.
Back at the house a knock at the door exposes Georgiy's troubled past.
It's a welcome return for the critically-acclaimed sitcom. When Tony (Mark Steel), a working class, left wing South Londoner, falls in love and marries Imogen (Claire Skinner), an upper middle class property developer, their sons - Croydon chancer Ashley (Elliot Steel) and supercilious Eton and Oxford-educated Gideon (Ivo Graham) - are forced to live under the same roof and behave like the brothers neither of them ever wanted.
Cast:
Written by Barry Castagnola and Ian Pearce
A Golden Path and Rustle Up production for BBC Radio 4
Imogen decides that the family should house a Ukrainian refugee, but Georgiy has a secret. New sitcom starring Claire Skinner, Mark Steel, Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham. | |
| 02 | 05 | The Welsh Fugitive | 20230629 | Tony bemoans the fact the family are spending too much time on their phones and organises a digital detox weekend at a remote farmhouse in Wales. But his romanticised views of the ex-mining village where he spent many happy summers as a child, are at odds with the harsh reality.
Ashley, obsessed with true crime podcasts, is excited to learn that a dangerous criminal has escaped from prison, Imogen reconnects with an university friend and Gideon cant relax, having left his pregnant girlfriend at home.
This is the second series of Unite. When Tony (Mark Steel), a working class, left wing South Londoner, falls in love and marries Imogen (Claire Skinner), an upper middle class property developer, their sons - Croydon chancer Ashley (Elliot Steel) and supercilious Eton and Oxford-educated Gideon (Ivo Graham) - are forced to live under the same roof and behave like the brothers neither of them ever wanted.
Cast:
Written by Barry Castagnola, Elliot Steel and Ian Pearce
A Golden Path and Rustle Up production for BBC Radio 4
Tony decides the family should go for a digital detox weekend in Wales. New sitcom starring Claire Skinner, Mark Steel, Elliot Steel and Ivo Graham. | |
| 02 | 06 | Life and Death | 20230706 | Tony is upset that his family seem to have forgotten his 60th birthday but is then even more aggrieved when he finds out Imogen's planned a surprise party.
Last in the series of the critically-acclaimed sitcom. When Tony (Mark Steel), a working class, left wing South Londoner, falls in love and marries Imogen (Claire Skinner), an upper middle class property developer, their sons - Croydon chancer Ashley (Elliot Steel) and supercilious Eton and Oxford-educated Gideon (Ivo Graham) - are forced to live under the same roof and behave like the brothers neither of them ever wanted.
Cast: |