The Alan Davies Show
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 1998
- 6 episodes (1 series)
A sitcom revolving around the (fictional) life of struggling actor Alan Davies. Stars Alan Davies, Ronni Ancona and Alan Francis.
- Episode 1 repeated Monday at 7am on Radio 4 Extra
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1 - Poo
Further details
Alan is going out with a posh woman who has recently taken over an art gallery. She spots some paintings in Alan's flat, which were done by Kate's primary school pupils, and Kate passes them as her own.
Alan and Kate leave the flat while Murray is in the bathroom. However, the finds himself trapped inside and cannot get out.
Kate plans to get more paintings from the school children, but they are all too good. As the school is about to show of the art to their pupil's adults, Kate decides to steal the paintings, and gets herself trapped in the headmaster's office.
After Alan's date goes from bad to worse, spending several hours shopping and then annoying her right-wing father, Alan finds himself trapped when he encounters a toilet that will not flush.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 20th May 1998
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
- Monday 22nd April 2024 at 7:00am on Radio 4 Extra
- Monday 22nd April 2024 at 12:00pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Monday 22nd April 2024 at 6:00pm on Radio 4 Extra
- Tuesday 23rd April 2024 at 2:00am on Radio 4 Extra
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Friday 15th May 2009 | 8:30am | Radio 7 |
Friday 15th May 2009 | 10:00pm | Radio 7 |
Sunday 17th May 2009 | 4:30pm | Radio 7 |
Monday 18th May 2009 | 4:30am | Radio 7 |
Wednesday 10th March 2010 | 10:00pm | Radio 7 |
Sunday 14th March 2010 | 3:00pm | Radio 7 |
Thursday 17th February 2011 | 5:30pm | Radio 7 |
Sunday 20th February 2011 | 3:00pm | Radio 7 |
Friday 21st October 2011 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Wednesday 24th October 2012 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Wednesday 24th October 2012 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Thursday 25th October 2012 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Thursday 30th January 2014 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Thursday 30th January 2014 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Friday 31st January 2014 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Friday 5th March 2021 | 8:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Friday 5th March 2021 | 12:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Friday 5th March 2021 | 7:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Cast & crew
Alan Davies | Alan |
Ronni Ancona | Kate |
Alan Francis | Murray |
Kevin Eldon | Ensemble Actor |
Caroline Loncq | Ensemble Actor |
Alan Davies | Writer |
Tony Roche | Writer |
Ben Silburn | Writer |
Jane Berthoud | Producer |