The Gallery
The opening night of a Newcastle art gallery dissolves into chaos by well-meaning but ill-trained staff and an out-of-control greyhound
- Genre
- Comedy Drama
- Broadcast
- 2009
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 1
- Starring
- Deka Walmsley, Chris Connel, Phillippa Wilson, Joe Caffrey, Janice Acquah, Caroline Guthrie, Benjamin Askew, Tracey Wilkinson and others
- Writer
- Alan Plater
- Director
- Alison Hindell
- Producer
- Alison Hindell
An industrial warehouse in Newcastle has been converted into a modern art gallery. The local council policy demands that the employees be recruited from the 'mature' end of the spectrum, so the place is filled with people with lots of life experience, wisdom and knowledge but not necessarily in the field of modern art - much to the frustration of the chief executive.
- Production company
- Laugh track
- None
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Wednesday 22nd April 2009 on BBC Radio 4 at 2:15pm
- Episode length
- 45 minutes
- Last repeat
- Monday 22nd May 2017 at 11:15am on Radio 4 Extra