Births, Deaths And Marriages. Image shows from L to R: Anita (Sandy McDade), Malcolm Fox (David Schneider), Lorna (Sarah Hadland), Mary (Sally Bretton), Luke (Russell Tovey). Copyright: Unique Productions
Births, Deaths And Marriages

Births, Deaths And Marriages

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2012 - 2013
  • 12 episodes (2 series)

Sitcom set in a Local Authority Register Office where the staff deal with the three greatest events in anybody's life. Stars David Schneider, Sarah Hadland, Sally Bretton, Russell Tovey, Sandy McDade and more.

Births, Deaths And Marriages - Series One

The complete first series of the sitcom set in a local authority register office, written by and starring David Schneider, who plays chief registrar Malcolm Fox, a stickler for rules and regulations.

In these six episodes of the BBC radio series, Malcolm starts to take a few risks, the team are horrified when the media are invited to Malcolm's citizenship ceremony, Malcolm is distracted by a breast-feeding mother during a birth registration, Lorna's latest brainwave brings back unhappy memories of bullying for Malcolm and Luke, Malcolm loses his registrar mojo when ex-girlfriend Emma comes to register her marriage, and the team is thrown into panic as Lorna announces there may be job cuts.

First released: Thursday 18th July 2013

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