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Spread A Little Happiness

Sitcom about a new sandwich shop in East Yorkshire run by Hope and Jodie, two ladies hoping to spread a little happiness

Genre:
Comedy Drama
Broadcast:
2009  (BBC Radio 4)
Episodes:
6 (1 series)
Starring:
Suranne Jones, Susan Cookson, Shaun Prendergast, Ben Crowe, Neil Dudgeon, Elizabeth Godber, Ralph Brown, Joanne Frogatt
Writers:
John Godber, Jane Thornton
Production:
Autolycus Productions

Hope and Jodie are understandably nervous as they open a new sandwich shop in Beverley, East Yorkshire. As they arrive for their first day, they hope to spread a little happiness to their customers - something they could both do with a bit more of.

It's clear that Hope is rather at sea with this new venture, as it's the first time she has had a proper job. Recently split from her successful businessman husband, Gavin, and waiting for the divorce settlement, Hope is now sleeping on an airbed in the spare bedroom at Jodie's house.

Hope and Jodie are the "Thelma and Louise" of the sandwich world and have known each other since school, but Jodie is a workaholic and Hope an alcoholic. Their banter and sense of humour is highly entertaining as they discuss the detailed differences between a bap, a stottie cake and a bread bun - not to mention a fish cake and a turnover.

Our Review: The friendship between the two lead characters was fairly endearing, and there was a lot of 'warmth' to the show, but this sitcom failed to engage us. We struggled to find much of interest in the plots or dialogue.