Deep Trouble. Image shows from L to R: Commander Alison Fairbanks (Katherine Jakeways), Petty Officer Lucy Radcliffe (Miranda Raison), Lieutenant Jack Trainor (Ben Willbond), Captain Paul Wade (Jim Field Smith). Copyright: Pozzitive Productions
Deep Trouble
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 2005 - 2007
- 8 episodes (2 series)
Radio sitcom set on HMS Goliath, a nuclear submarine - manned by idiots. Written by and starring Jim Field Smith and Ben Willbond. Stars Jim Field Smith, Katherine Jakeways, Ben Willbond, Miranda Raison, Alice Lowe and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1 - Startled Deer
A NATO exercise with our American friends goes horribly wrong as the crew find that torpedoes and coffee don't mix.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 20th October 2005
- Time
- 11pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 20th May 2010 | 10:30pm | Radio 7 |
| Wednesday 27th April 2011 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 14th February 2012 | 11:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 4th April 2013 | 11:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Cast & crew
| Jim Field Smith | Captain Paul Wade |
| Katherine Jakeways | Commander Alison Fairbanks |
| Ben Willbond | Lieutenant Jack Trainor |
| Miranda Raison | Petty Officer Lucy Radcliffe |
| Dan Skinner (as Renton Skinner) | PO Bazeley |
| Gareth Tunley | PO Jones |
| Ben Willbond | Tom Clancy |
| Jonathan Ryland | Narrator |
| Rufus Jones | Marco |
| Kerry Shale | Captain Dan Burger |
| Jim Field Smith | Writer |
| Ben Willbond | Writer |
| David Tyler | Director |
| David Tyler | Producer |