
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 2004 - 2019
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 73 (12 series)
- Creator
- Harry Venning
- Starring
- Sally Phillips, Alex Lowe, Nina Conti, Richard Lumsden, Gemma Craven, Liza Tarbuck, Sarah Kendall, Andrew Wincott and others
- Writers
- Harry Venning and David Ramsden
- Producers
- Katie Tyrrell and Alexandra Smith
Radio sitcom set around the professional and personal life of the social worker Clare Barker. Control freak Clare likes nothing better than interfering in other people's lives on both a professional and personal basis.
Using constant professional and technical jargon while working with colleagues and at home with her partner Brian, Clare rarely finds time to solve her own problems. She is too involved improving her client's lives and solving her friend's problems. For Clare everything is a competition, from having the ultimate linguistic answer to an argument, to improving Brian's lifestyle and their relationship as a couple. Through frequent 'talks' about their relationship, Clare and Brian agree that they love each other but eventually come to realise that they have little shared interests.
Clare is in her thirties, white, middle-class and heterosexual, all of which are occasional causes of discomfort to her.
Each week we join Clare in her continued struggle to control both her professional and private life. In today's Big Society there are plenty of challenges out there for an involved, caring social worker. Or even Clare.
- Production company
- Laugh track
- Live audience
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Friday 26th November 2004 on BBC Radio 4 at 11:30am
- Last new broadcast
- Tuesday 29th October 2019 on BBC Radio 4 at 6:30pm
- Length of episodes
- 30 minutes
- Last repeat
- Saturday 26th December 2020 at 5:00am on Radio 4 Extra
Website links
- Official Radio 4 Website
The official website for the show. It's hard to navigate, but does feature some audio clips. - Comic Strip Via The Guardian
A daily 'Clare In The Community' comic strip via The Guardian website. - Harry Venning's Website
A website from the creator of Clare In The Community, featuring details on the various merchandise available to buy. - BBC Comedy Guide Article
An article about the series from the BBC guide to comedy. - Wikipedia

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