Start/Stop. Barney (Jack Docherty). Copyright: BBC
Start/Stop

Start/Stop

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2012 - 2016
  • 21 episodes (3 series)

Radio 4 sitcom about love, marriage and 'tolerating each other'. The characters break the fourth wall to talk to the audience about the scene. Stars Jack Docherty, Kerry Godliman, Fiona Allen, John Thomson, Charlie Higson and more.

Start/Stop. Barney (Jack Docherty). Copyright: BBC

Key details

Genre
Sitcom
Broadcast
2012 - 2016
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
21 (1 pilot + 3 series)
Stars
Jack Docherty, Kerry Godliman, Fiona Allen, John Thomson, Charlie Higson, Laura Aikman, Sally Bretton and Katherine Parkinson
Writer
Jack Docherty
Producers
Claire Jones and Steven Canny
Company

Start/Stop is a sitcom about love, marriage and tolerating each other, written by and starring Jack Docherty.

Barney and Cathy have been married for ages and it shows, while Evan and Fiona's marriage is one big, noisy argument and David is old enough to be Alice's father. Start/Stop follows the story of these three couples as they try to make the best of their marriages and friendships. The characters are able to stop the action, explain themselves to the audience and start it all up again.

Additional details

Also known as
  • It's Not Us, It's Them (Audio release title)
  • Stop/Start
Production
Studio

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Thursday 7th June 2012 at 11pm on BBC Radio 4
Most recent repeats

Recording details

  • BBC Radio Theatre

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