Chambers. Image shows from L to R: Hilary Tripping (James Fleet), John Fuller-Carp (John Bird), Ruth Quirke (Sarah Lancashire). Copyright: BBC
Chambers
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 1996 - 1999
- 14 episodes (3 series)
Legal comedy. Machiavellian Head of Chambers John Fuller-Carp's misadventures as he schemes to become a QC. Stars John Bird, James Fleet, Jonathan Kydd, Lesley Sharp and Sarah Lancashire
- Series 2, Episode 1 repeated Tuesday at 9:30am on Radio 4 Extra
Another production also has this name.
Chambers. Image shows from L to R: Ruth Quirke (Lesley Sharp), Hilary Tripping (James Fleet), Clive Coleman, John Fuller-Carp (John Bird). Copyright: BBC
Key details
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1996 - 1999
- Channels
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 14 (3 series)
- Stars
- John Bird, James Fleet, Jonathan Kydd, Lesley Sharp and Sarah Lancashire
- Writer
- Clive Coleman
- Producer
- Paul Schlesinger
- Companies
Chambers is a BBC Radio 4 sitcom from the late 1990s about an ambitious lawyer, John Fuller-Carp, as he repeatedly compromised both moral and legal principles in his quest to become a QC.
Starring John Bird in the main role, James Fleet played Hilary Tripping, with Lesley Sharp (Series 1) and Sarah Lancashire (Series 2 & 3) as Ruth Quirke. Jonathan Kydd played chambers clerk Vince Griffiths.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Wednesday 17th April 1996 at 12:25pm on BBC Radio 4
- Next repeats
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- Series 2, Episode 1: Tuesday at 9:30am on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 2, Episode 1: Tuesday at 4:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Series 2, Episode 1: Wednesday 25th May at 4:30am on Radio 4 Extra
- Most recent repeats
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- Monday 18th April 2022 at 7:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 1, Episode 5
- Monday 18th April 2022 at 12:30pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 1, Episode 5
- Monday 18th April 2022 at 8:30am on Radio 4 Extra - Series 1, Episode 5