Episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
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| 01 | 01 | Holiday | 20171117 | 20200401 (R4) | Michael and Maxine Wilson and their teenage daughters, Lola and Cat (plus their bearded dragon Chomsky, and about 150,000 bees) have resolved to live a cleaner, greener, serener life. Starring Marcus Brigstocke and Kerry Godliman. Sitcom about trying to live ethically and do the right thing. Written by Marcus Brigstocke and Sarah Morgan. Millions of people try every day to make 'good' choices and do the 'right thing', be ethical, charitable and community minded. It's hard. Most of us live with hypocrisy and failure all the time but keep on trying. The Wilsons, good folk that they are, are trying about 20% harder and learning to live with about 19% more failure. They are not giving up. In this opening episode Max needs a holiday and so does Mike but what's the right choice ethically? As they balance the appeal of hot sun versus a carbon-neutral campsite Cat has her own agenda and Lola wrestles with the rights and wrongs of charity. Mike - Marcus Brigstocke Maxine - Kerry Godliman Lola - India Brown Cat - Mia Jenkins Paul - Mike Wozniak Producer...Julia McKenzie A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2017. Max and Mike try to live ethically, so how can they choose a holiday? Michael and Maxine Wilson and their teenage daughters, Lola and Cat (plus their bearded dragon Chomsky, and about 150,000 bees) have resolved to live a cleaner, greener, serener life. Starring Marcus Brigstocke and Kerry Godliman. Sitcom about trying to live ethically and do the right thing. Written by Marcus Brigstocke and Sarah Morgan. Millions of people try every day to make 'good' choices and do the 'right thing', be ethical, charitable and community minded. It's hard. Most of us live with hypocrisy and failure all the time but keep on trying. The Wilsons, good folk that they are, are trying about 20% harder and learning to live with about 19% more failure. They are not giving up. In this opening episode Max needs a holiday and so does Mike but what's the right choice ethically? As they balance the appeal of hot sun versus a carbon-neutral campsite Cat has her own agenda and Lola wrestles with the rights and wrongs of charity. Mike - Marcus Brigstocke Maxine - Kerry Godliman Lola - India Brown Cat - Mia Jenkins Paul - Mike Wozniak Producer...Julia McKenzie A BBC Studios Production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2017. Max and Mike try to live ethically, so how can they choose a holiday? |
| 01 | 02 | Approval | 20171124 | 20200408 (R4) | Michael and Maxine Wilson and their teenage daughters, Lola and Cat (plus their bearded dragon Chomsky, and about 150,000 bees) have resolved to live a cleaner, greener, serener life. Starring Marcus Brigstocke and Kerry Godliman. Sitcom about trying to live ethically and do the right thing. Written by Marcus Brigstocke and Sarah Morgan. Millions of people try every day to make 'good' choices and do the 'right thing', be ethical, charitable and community minded. It's hard. Most of us live with hypocrisy and failure all the time but keep on trying. The Wilsons, good folk that they are, are trying about 20% harder and learning to live with about 19% more failure. They are not giving up. In this episode, the family wrestle with their various need for approval from others as Mike's parents Phillip and Jennifer come to stay. Mike - Marcus Brigstocke Maxine - Kerry Godliman Lola - India Brown Cat - Mia Jenkins Paul - Mike Wozniak Postman - Mike Wozniak Phillip - Rupert Vansittart Jennifer - Vicki Pepperdine Till - Shannon Murray Producer: Julia McKenzie A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2017. The family wrestle with various needs for approval as Mike's parents come to stay. Michael and Maxine Wilson and their teenage daughters, Lola and Cat (plus their bearded dragon Chomsky, and about 150,000 bees) have resolved to live a cleaner, greener, serener life. Starring Marcus Brigstocke and Kerry Godliman. Sitcom about trying to live ethically and do the right thing. Written by Marcus Brigstocke and Sarah Morgan. Millions of people try every day to make 'good' choices and do the 'right thing', be ethical, charitable and community minded. It's hard. Most of us live with hypocrisy and failure all the time but keep on trying. The Wilsons, good folk that they are, are trying about 20% harder and learning to live with about 19% more failure. They are not giving up. In this episode, the family wrestle with their various need for approval from others as Mike's parents Phillip and Jennifer come to stay. Mike - Marcus Brigstocke Maxine - Kerry Godliman Lola - India Brown Cat - Mia Jenkins Paul - Mike Wozniak Postman - Mike Wozniak Phillip - Rupert Vansittart Jennifer - Vicki Pepperdine Till - Shannon Murray Producer: Julia McKenzie A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2017. The family wrestle with various needs for approval as Mike's parents come to stay. |
| 01 | 03 | Food | 20171201 | 20200415 (R4) | Michael and Maxine Wilson and their teenage daughters, Lola and Cat (plus their bearded dragon Chomsky, and about 150,000 bees) have resolved to live a cleaner, greener, serener life. Starring Marcus Brigstocke and Kerry Godliman. Sitcom about trying to live ethically and do the right thing. Written by Marcus Brigstocke and Sarah Morgan. Millions of people try every day to make 'good' choices and do the 'right thing', be ethical, charitable and community minded. It's hard. Most of us live with hypocrisy and failure all the time but keep on trying. The Wilsons, good folk that they are, are trying about 20% harder and learning to live with about 19% more failure. They are not giving up. In this episode, a mealtime fraught with anxiety and multiple dietary preferences shows that maybe they all worry a little bit TOO much about food, and have forgotten how to enjoy it. Max and Mike decide to use their time away in Cornwall to leave Jennifer and Phillip in charge of mealtimes and see if the common-sense approach pays off. Mike - Marcus Brigstocke Max - Kerry Godliman Lola - India Brown Cat - Mia Jenkins Jennifer - Vicki Pepperdine Phillip - Rupert Vansittart Marlin - Mike Wozniak Postman - Mike Wozniak Frankie - Shannon Murray TV Presenter - Shannon Murray Producer: Julia McKenzie A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2017. Sitcom starring Marcus Brigstocke and Kerry Godliman about trying to live ethically. Michael and Maxine Wilson and their teenage daughters, Lola and Cat (plus their bearded dragon Chomsky, and about 150,000 bees) have resolved to live a cleaner, greener, serener life. Starring Marcus Brigstocke and Kerry Godliman. Sitcom about trying to live ethically and do the right thing. Written by Marcus Brigstocke and Sarah Morgan. Millions of people try every day to make 'good' choices and do the 'right thing', be ethical, charitable and community minded. It's hard. Most of us live with hypocrisy and failure all the time but keep on trying. The Wilsons, good folk that they are, are trying about 20% harder and learning to live with about 19% more failure. They are not giving up. In this episode, a mealtime fraught with anxiety and multiple dietary preferences shows that maybe they all worry a little bit TOO much about food, and have forgotten how to enjoy it. Max and Mike decide to use their time away in Cornwall to leave Jennifer and Phillip in charge of mealtimes and see if the common-sense approach pays off. Mike - Marcus Brigstocke Max - Kerry Godliman Lola - India Brown Cat - Mia Jenkins Jennifer - Vicki Pepperdine Phillip - Rupert Vansittart Marlin - Mike Wozniak Postman - Mike Wozniak Frankie - Shannon Murray TV Presenter - Shannon Murray Producer: Julia McKenzie A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2017. Sitcom starring Marcus Brigstocke and Kerry Godliman about trying to live ethically. |
| 01 | 04 | The Block | 20171208 | 20200422 (R4) | Michael and Maxine Wilson and their teenage daughters, Lola and Cat (plus their bearded dragon Chomsky, and about 150,000 bees) have resolved to live a cleaner, greener, serener life. Starring Marcus Brigstocke and Kerry Godliman. Sitcom about trying to live ethically and do the right thing. Written by Marcus Brigstocke and Sarah Morgan. In the last episode in this series, Max and Mike attempt to get their heads around the sensitive subject of S.E.X. and technology. Daughter Cat's latest relationship seems to be mainly conducted via phone and they fear she doesn't realise the risks of sharing intimate images. But a full and frank adult conversation seems beyond Mike who has hang-ups of his own. Meanwhile, Max attempt to address society's obsession with technology, but makes a clanging faux pas via her local library web seminars. As the usual family harmony disintegrates - does a celebrated feminist author have the answers they crave? Producer: Julia McKenzie A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2017. Max and Mike attempt to broach the sensitive subject of S.E.X. with their daughters. Michael and Maxine Wilson and their teenage daughters, Lola and Cat (plus their bearded dragon Chomsky, and about 150,000 bees) have resolved to live a cleaner, greener, serener life. Starring Marcus Brigstocke and Kerry Godliman. Sitcom about trying to live ethically and do the right thing. Written by Marcus Brigstocke and Sarah Morgan. In the last episode in this series, Max and Mike attempt to get their heads around the sensitive subject of S.E.X. and technology. Daughter Cat's latest relationship seems to be mainly conducted via phone and they fear she doesn't realise the risks of sharing intimate images. But a full and frank adult conversation seems beyond Mike who has hang-ups of his own. Meanwhile, Max attempt to address society's obsession with technology, but makes a clanging faux pas via her local library web seminars. As the usual family harmony disintegrates - does a celebrated feminist author have the answers they crave? Producer: Julia McKenzie A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in November 2017. Max and Mike attempt to broach the sensitive subject of S.E.X. with their daughters. |
| 02 | 01 | Library | 20190228 | 20201007 (R4) | Maxine Wilson continues to occupy the local library despite the council closing it. Now it looks like eviction is on the cards! Daughter Cat can't really see the point of libraries anyway, with the internet, and it becomes clear that Mike doesn't fully grasp what they really mean either. As things take a turn towards the more confrontational, Mike recruits a veteran activist, much to Max's horror. Sitcom about trying to live ethically and do the right thing. Written by Marcus Brigstocke and Sarah Morgan. Mike - Marcus Brigstocke Max - Kerry Godliman Cat - Mia Jenkins Lola - India Brown Pauline - Liza Tarbuck Various - Kiell Smith-Bynoe Producer: Julia McKenzie A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2019. The Wilsons family resume their efforts to live their best ethical life. Maxine Wilson continues to occupy the local library despite the council closing it. Now it looks like eviction is on the cards! Daughter Cat can't really see the point of libraries anyway, with the internet, and it becomes clear that Mike doesn't fully grasp what they really mean either. As things take a turn towards the more confrontational, Mike recruits a veteran activist, much to Max's horror. Sitcom about trying to live ethically and do the right thing. Written by Marcus Brigstocke and Sarah Morgan. Mike - Marcus Brigstocke Max - Kerry Godliman Cat - Mia Jenkins Lola - India Brown Pauline - Liza Tarbuck Various - Kiell Smith-Bynoe Producer: Julia McKenzie A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in February 2019. The Wilsons family resume their efforts to live their best ethical life. |
| 02 | 02 | You Can't Do That Anymore | 20190307 | Mike Wilson has some key loves in his life - his sourdough starter, his wife and children (obviously), but also the cult rock group of his formative years - The Smiths. Jangly and heartfelt it's perfect music for the tortured soul; albeit one with a comfortable and privileged life. Until that is, Cat comes crashing in with her questions. Are some of Morrissey's more recent statements problematic and if so, can we separate the arts from the artist? What else can't we enjoy anymore? A rummage through his parent's attic suggests LOTS, it turns out. Mike's dilemma contorts him with anxiety as the family pick their way through this new minefield. Can we offset' liking problematic things? Sitcom about trying to live ethically and do the right thing. Written by Marcus Brigstocke and Sarah Morgan. | |
| 02 | 03 | Protest | 20190314 | The Wilsons family enjoy nothing more than a good protest march, joining with other like minds and sticking it to the man'. Today is one they're particularly looking forward to - and each of them has a different agenda. Cat has a special provocative costume and issue to highlight; Lola has a complex banner but a simple hope that all voices will unify; Max wants the family to stick together and have a great day out and Mike, well he will persist wearing that excruciating jester hat with bells on. Some tensions seemingly dealt with, they are then in the thick of a march in Central London and find unity more difficult than ever to achieve. Sitcom about trying to live ethically and do the right thing. Written by Marcus Brigstocke and Sarah Morgan. | |
| 02 | 04 | Live Forever | 20190321 | Spurred on by the notoriously anti-environment neighbour BMW Paul' and his apparent saintly U-turn on plastics and waste, Mike lays down a no-plastic challenge to the family which is taken up with competitive relish. Meanwhile Max's Mum Pauline pays another visit and dishes out a heap of straight-talking common sense in her own inimitable way. It turns out that the purpose of her visit is to drop another bombshell which sends Max reeling and forces her to confront a number of difficult issues head on. Sitcom about trying to live ethically and do the right thing. Written by Marcus Brigstocke and Sarah Morgan. | |
| 03 | 01 | Wellness | 20201104 | After months of not seeing each other, the Wilsons are getting a socially distanced visit from Grandma and Pop-pops. Jennifer has spent lockdown learning about inner peace and the use of products from a company called Awww Well. Although Jennifer has never met her rep Amanda, she feels invigorated by the SPF1 suntan lotion, bath vinegar and the healing' whatsapp group. Mike is suspicious. Grandma Pauline has been building her well being empire and is running the operation from department store Wi-Fi. What could go wrong? Mike: Marcus Brigstocke Max: Kerry Godliman Cat: Aine McNamara Lola: Jasmine Sakyiama Jennifer: Vicki Pepperdine Phillip: Rupert Vansittart Pauline: Liza Tarbuck Writers: Marcus Brigstocke and Sarah Morgan Producer: Suzy Grant A BBC Studios production The Wilsons resume their efforts to live their best ethical life. Sitcom about trying to live ethically and do the right thing. | |
| 03 | 02 | Friendly Milk | 20201111 | Another day, another pint of oat milk, or as Cat explains milque'. Mike isn't convinced by the over familiar packaging of Cat's latest dairy alternative and decides to pay a visit to its head office in a nearby industrial park. Max is trying to avoid small talk in the local shop with varying success. Mike: Marcus Brigstocke Max: Kerry Godliman Cat: Aine McNamara Lola: Jasmine Sakyiama Shopkeeper: George Fouracres Mrs Denton & Cosmos: Nimisha Odedra Writers: Marcus Brigstocke and Sarah Morgan Producer: Suzy Grant A BBC Studios production The Wilsons resume their efforts to live their best ethical life. Sitcom about trying to live ethically and do the right thing. | |
| 03 | 03 | Arrest | 20201118 | The Wilson household is shaken by two bits of news, Mike has cooked a 12 bean chilli and Cat has been arrested for taking part in a climate emergency disruption'. Mike and Max head to the police station to bail her out and realise it's not quite as straight forward as they first thought. Mike: Marcus Brigstocke Max: Kerry Godliman Cat: Aine McNamara Lola: Jasmine Sakyiama DC Hunter: Nimisha Odedra Writers: Marcus Brigstocke and Sarah Morgan Producer: Suzy Grant A BBC Studios production The Wilson household is shaken by two bits of news, a 12 bean chilli and an arrest. Sitcom about trying to live ethically and do the right thing. | |
| 03 | 04 | Marrow | 20201125 | Mike, high on a Good Life binge, is throwing himself properly into self-sufficiency. He's turned the front garden into a veg patch and is enjoying feeling like a massive farmer. His joy is shattered when someone starts stealing his veg. Meanwhile Max has developed an unhealthy obsession with True Crime documentaries. Mike: Marcus Brigstocke Max: Kerry Godliman Cat: Aine McNamara Lola: Jasmine Sakyiama Jennifer: Vicki Pepperdine BMW Paul: Mike Wozniak Writers: Marcus Brigstocke and Sarah Morgan Producer: Suzy Grant A BBC Studios production Some of Mike's courgettes have been stolen; Max's true crime obsession comes in handy. Sitcom about trying to live ethically and do the right thing. |