Image shows from L to R: Peter Jones, Donald Hewlett, Charles Hawtrey. Copyright: BBC
Burglar's Bargains
- Radio comedy drama
- BBC Radio 4
- 1979
- 1 episode
A gang of robbers attempt a robbery at Harrods. Stars Peter Jones, Donald Hewlett, Lockwood West, Bernard Bresslaw, David Timson and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Comedy Drama
- Broadcast
- 1979
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 1
- Stars
- Peter Jones, Donald Hewlett, Lockwood West, Bernard Bresslaw, David Timson, John Pullen, Adrian Egan, Elizabeth Rider and more
- Writer
- Wally K Daly
- Director
- Martin Jenkins
- Company
Trouble abounds when two elderly members of a Prisoners' Aid Society decide to use their unique knowledge to pull off 'the robbery of the century' by looting upmarket department store Harrods. They rapidly find themselves involved with rival gangs, the Mafia and nude shop assistants.
This is the first of Wally K Daly's trilogy of criminal gang capers produced on radio in the style of old British comedy films, along with A Right Royal Rip-Off and The Bigger They Are.
Additional details
- Also known as
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- Wally K Daly Trilogy: Burglar's Bargains
- Saturday-Night Theatre: Burglar's Bargains
- Production
- Studio
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Saturday 15th December 1979 at 8:30pm on BBC Radio 4
- Episode length
- 90 minutes
- All previous repeats
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- Sunday 28th June 2020 at 4:00am on Radio 4 Extra - Episode
- Saturday 27th June 2020 at 4:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Episode
- Saturday 27th June 2020 at 6:00am on Radio 4 Extra - Episode