Image shows from L to R: Peter Jones, Donald Hewlett, Charles Hawtrey. Copyright: BBC
The Bigger They Are

The Bigger They Are

  • Radio comedy drama
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 1985
  • 1 episode

The last of Wally K Daly's crime caper comedies. This time, there's a plot to defraud the Bank of England. Also features Peter Jones, Donald Hewlett, Charles Hawtrey, Lockwood West, John Bull and more.

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The Burglar's Bargains Trilogy Audio Download

Wally K. Daly's sparkling trilogy of comic crime capers featuring the prison inmates of B Block.

When Bullet Head, Fingers and the other B Block cons meet Prisoners' Aid society members Charles Forbes and George Evans, trouble ensues. Soon, they are embroiled in daring escapades involving an upmarket department store,...

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