Safety Catch
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 2007 - 2010
- 12 episodes (3 series)
Radio sitcom starring Darren Boyd as Simon McGrath, a weapons dealer who never intended to go into the arms trade. Also features Joanna Page, Lewis Macleod, Sarah Smart, Brigit Forsyth and Rachel Atkins
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 3 - If A Job's Not Worth Doing
Further details
Simon is totally convinced this week that he is in the right job and has a duty not only to stay there, but to do his job sloppily. His reasoning for this is that if he wasn't there doing the job badly then someone else would be doing it well and that would be a much worse scenario.
Then Simon has the awful, soul shattering realisation - and one which is something every person in Britain would be ashamed to admit - that he actually loves his job. Boris of course is in heaven at the thought of a soul-mate at work, but Simon decides the only way he can go on is to learn to hate again.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 15th April 2009
- Time
- 11:30am
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
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Thursday 26th August 2010 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 |
Wednesday 7th December 2011 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Wednesday 7th December 2011 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Thursday 8th December 2011 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Monday 25th February 2013 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Monday 25th February 2013 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Tuesday 26th February 2013 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Thursday 2nd July 2015 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Thursday 2nd July 2015 | 4:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Friday 3rd July 2015 | 4:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Friday 17th November 2017 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Friday 17th November 2017 | 5:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Saturday 18th November 2017 | 5:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Monday 25th May 2020 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Monday 25th May 2020 | 5:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Tuesday 26th May 2020 | 5:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Sunday 23rd April 2023 | 11:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Cast & crew
Darren Boyd | Simon McGrath |
Joanna Page | Anna Greig |
Lewis Macleod | Boris Kemal |
Sarah Smart | Judith McGrath |
Brigit Forsyth | Angela McGrath |
Rachel Atkins | Madeleine Turnbull |
Dan Mersh | Richard (Simon's Friend) |
Nyasha Hatendi (as Nyahsa Hatendi) | Julius (Oxfam Speaker) |
Laurence Howarth | Writer |
Dawn Ellis | Producer |