Nebulous. Image shows from L to R: Paula Breeze (Rosie Cavaliero), Rory Lawson (Graham Duff), Professor Nebulous (Mark Gatiss). Copyright: BBC / Baby Cow Productions
Nebulous

Nebulous

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2005 - 2008
  • 18 episodes (3 series)

A post-apocalyptic sci-fi radio sitcom set on an environmentally ruined Earth in 2099. Stars Mark Gatiss, Rosie Cavaliero, Graham Duff, Paul Putner, Graham Crowden and more.

Episode menu

Series 2, Episode 1 - Holofile 023: The Deptford Wives

K.E.N.T. travels to the Deptford, one of the Cockney Islands in the Indonesian Ocean in order to investigate a series of murders.

Further details

The only connection is that each man murdered has a "Deptford Wife", which are designed to pamper with extreme prejudice. Unluckily for K.E.N.T., Harry has just got a Deptford Wife himself.

Notes

Parody of the novels The Stepford Wives and Jurassic Park.

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 5th April 2006
Time
11pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 16th February 2009 10:30pm Radio 7
Tuesday 2nd November 2010 10:30pm Radio 7
Sunday 7th November 2010 3:30pm Radio 7
Wednesday 16th November 2011 10:30pm Radio 4 Extra

Cast & crew

Cast
Mark Gatiss Professor Nebulous
Rosie Cavaliero Paula Breeze
Graham Duff Rory Lawson
Paul Putner Harry Hayes
Julia Dalkin Gemini
Julia Dalkin Ensemble Actor
Matthew Wolf (as Matt Wolf) Ensemble Actor
Guest cast
Peter Davison Dr. Diplodocus
Writing team
Graham Duff Writer
Production team
Nicholas Briggs Director
Ted Dowd Producer
Malcolm Boyle Composer

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