Michael Spicer: Before Next Door. Image shows left to right: Michael (Michael Spicer), Ellie Taylor
Michael Spicer: Before Next Door

Michael Spicer: Before Next Door

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2020 - 2023
  • 9 episodes (2 series)

Semi-autobiographical sitcom based on Michael Spicer's rise to internet stardom. Also features Ellie Taylor and Joanna Neary.

Michael Spicer: Before Next Door. Image shows left to right: Michael (Michael Spicer), Ellie Taylor

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
2020 - 2023
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
9 (2 series)
Stars
Michael Spicer, Ellie Taylor and Joanna Neary
Writer
Michael Spicer
Producer
Matt Tiller
Companies

What happens when a socially awkward and neurotic part-time comedian becomes a global internet sensation?

Michael Spicer: Before Next Door charts Michael's real-life progress, sort of, as his Room Next Door videos amass tens of millions of views online and win him acclaim for his comedy, at last. But how will Michael cope? Will this married, father of two ever be able to quit his day job as a copywriter for a kitchen worktop company? And why is the broadcaster Peter Curran in his house?

After twenty years of producing comedy under the radar, Michael is now on the cusp of leaving the office behind and - with the help of his wife Roberta - making a career out of being funny. However, the road to fame for an ordinary person like Michael is a frightening one with sharp corners and hairy bends, like the dual carriageway on the A90 between Stonehaven and Aberdeen, for example.

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Broadcast details

First broadcast
Thursday 18th June 2020 at 11pm on BBC Radio 4
Most recent repeats

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