Mr Blue Sky
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 2011 - 2012
- 10 episodes (2 series)
Radio sitcom by Andrew Collins. Mark Benton plays Harvey Easter, a 46-year old optimist living in North Surrey with his family. Stars Mark Benton, Claire Skinner, Rosamund Hanson, Tyger Drew-Honey, Javone Prince and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1 - Get Well Soon
Broadcast details
- Date
- Monday 16th May 2011
- Time
- 11:30am
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Mark Benton | Harvey Easter |
| Javone Prince | Kill-R |
| Justin Edwards | Dr Ray Marsh |
| Michael Legge | Sean Calhoun |
| Navin Chowdhry | Rakesh Rathi |
| Rebecca Front | Jacqui Easter |
| Antonia Campbell-Hughes | Charlie Easter |
| Joe Tracini | Robbie Easter |
| Andrew Collins | Writer |
| Anna Madley | Script Editor |
| Anna Madley | Producer |
Press
New comedy, Mr Blue Sky (Radio 4), is about Harvey Easter, an eternal optimist. He walks to work one morning, and gets shot. "I suppose it's better than being stabbed," he chirrups.
Andrew Collins's comedy makes you smile rather than guffaw, but is full of warm, nicely observed lines. Harvey (Mark Benton) is maddeningly upbeat, and Rebecca Front plays his exasperated wife well. A neighbour repeatedly lights bonfires in the garden ("What are you burning," she yells, "Edward Woodward?"). Harvey looks on the bright side: "At least he's not burning tyres." And relations with his teenage son are improving: "I think he respects me now I've been shot."
Elisabeth Mahoney, The Guardian, 17th May 2011