Ankle Tag. Image shows from L to R: Bob (Steve Speirs), Alice (Katy Wix), Gruff (Elis James). Copyright: BBC
Ankle Tag

Ankle Tag

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4 / BBC Radio 2
  • 2015 - 2020
  • 14 episodes (3 series)

Sitcom about a man whose father is let out of prison and comes to live with him. Stars Elis James, Katy Wix and Steve Speirs.

Ankle Tag - Series 1-3

Career fraudster Bob has been away at Her Majesty's pleasure for the last 5 years, but he's just been released on licence with an ankle tag registered to his estranged son's address. Gruff isn't happy about it, but Bob is a charming man who manages to persuade other people in Gruff's life that his heart is in the right place.

Elis James and Katy Wix play new parents Gruff and Alice, whose lives are disrupted when Bob moves in, and Steve Speirs plays Bob.

First released: Thursday 15th October 2020

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