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Ability. Matt (Lee Ridley). Copyright: BBC
Ability

Ability

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2017 - 2023
  • 17 episodes

Lost Voice Guy stars in this sitcom about a disabled man leaving home. Stars Lee Ridley, Allan Mustafa, Jason Lewis, Sammy Dobson, Lisa Hammond and more.

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Pilot

Matt is leaving home for the first time to move in with Jess, his best friend from school. Matt's parents are worried, particularly his dad - they have always done everything for him.

Further details

Matt is leaving home for the first time to move in with Jess, his best friend from school. Matt's parents are worried, particularly his dad - they have always done everything for him. But Matt is determined even though his new carer, Bob, is not all he should be.

Bob is new to the role, and although willing, he somehow manages to spend more time dealing weed and flogging knocked off TVs than cooking Matt's tea. But he treats Matt like an equal, and not all his previous carers have done that, and so the two form a bond. A bond that could lead Matt into an awful lot of trouble. Especially as Matt has never been above exploiting his circumstances if the situation arises - he's always known he could get away with murder (although he's never actually tried that of course.) But who would suspect the disabled guy? Could Matt and Bob become the new Del boy and Rodney? And if so, which is which?

Broadcast details

Date
Saturday 7th January 2017
Time
11:30pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast
Lee Ridley Matt
Allan Mustafa Bob
Sammy Dobson Jess
Andrew Hayden-Smith Inner Voice
James Lailey Peter
Guest cast
Alison Belbin Maureen
Keziah Joseph Drug user
Writing team
Lee Ridley Writer
Katherine Jakeways Writer
Production team
Jane Berthoud Director
Jane Berthoud Producer

Press

Lee Ridley: I'm not a Paralympian, but I make you laugh

Ask someone to name a famous British disabled person and, more often than not, they'll probably name a Paralympic athlete. It's easy to understand why. The success of Team GB in both London and Rio has done wonders for the profile of disabled people everywhere. Not that you'd always believe that was the case if you listened to the government and some of the mainstream media.

Lee Ridley, The Huffington Post, 4th January 2017

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