Old Harry's Game. Image shows from L to R: Satan (Andy Hamilton), Gary (Steven O'Donnell). Copyright: BBC
Old Harry's Game

Old Harry's Game

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 1995 - 2012
  • 46 episodes (7 series)

The radio sitcom from Hell - literally. Written by and starring Andy Hamilton as the underworld-weary Satan. Also features James Grout, Jimmy Mulville, Steven O'Donnell, Robert Duncan, Annette Crosbie and more.

Episode menu

2010 Specials - Christmas Spirit

Satan decides to ban Christmas.

Further details

Old Harry's Game, the sitcom set in hell, returns and, in the first of two episodes, Satan decides to ban Christmas.

Satan runs his infernal world with the assistance of his chief demon, Scumspawn. Among those he torments are Edith, a murdered historian, and Thomas, the most repellent human who ever lived.

Full of jokes and broad comedy, the show is also a philosophical study of the human condition, asking such questions as whether man is inherently good or evil.

Broadcast details

Date
Thursday 23rd December 2010
Time
6:30pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Friday 23rd December 2011 10:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Tuesday 24th December 2013 6:30pm Radio 4
Wednesday 23rd December 2015 10:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Saturday 23rd December 2017 10:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Friday 24th December 2021 11:00pm Radio 4 Extra
Saturday 25th December 2021 3:30pm Radio 4 Extra
Sunday 26th December 2021 3:30am Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 21st December 2023 11:30pm Radio 4 Extra

Cast & crew

Cast
Andy Hamilton Satan
Jimmy Mulville Thomas Crimp
Robert Duncan Scumspawn
Annette Crosbie Edith
Philip Pope Ensemble Actor
Michael Fenton Stevens Ensemble Actor
Felicity Montagu Ensemble Actor
Nick Revell Ensemble Actor
Writing team
Andy Hamilton Writer
Production team
Andy Hamilton Director
Paul Mayhew-Archer Producer

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