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 4 - Crispy Duck
A stray astronaut and a rock band cause confusion in both Captain Wade's head and Portsmouth.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 10th November 2005
- Time
- 11pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 10th June 2010 | 10:30pm | Radio 7 |
| Wednesday 18th May 2011 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 6th March 2012 | 11:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 25th 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 | F/O Glade |
| Steve Furst | Murray "Minty" Fowler |
| Jim Field Smith | Writer |
| Ben Willbond | Writer |
| David Tyler | Director |
| David Tyler | Producer |