The Kneebone Bonanza
Wry Cornish comedy about scrap metal, hard lives and country and western music
- Genre
- Comedy Drama
- Broadcast
- 2013
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 5 (1 series)
- Starring
- Alex Tregear, Michael Shelford, Ed Gaughan, Amanda Lawrence, Carl Grose and Philippa Stanton
- Writer
- Carl Grose
- Director
- Claire Grove
- Producer
- Claire Grove
Meet The Kneebones. a squabbling, financially ruined family trying to survive in St. Day, Cornwall. Their father, Jed Kneebone (scrap yard merchant and Country & Western addict) has died, leaving his three children (Slick, Dwight and Maddy) in serious debt. Maddy reluctantly runs the yard, Slick tries to find work (there isn't any) and Dwight does dodgy deals.
- Production company
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Monday 25th March 2013 on BBC Radio 4 at 10:45am
- Last new broadcast
- Friday 29th March 2013 on BBC Radio 4 at 10:45am
- Length of episodes
- 15 minutes
- Upcoming repeats
- Series 1 Episode 1: Thursday 12th November at 11pm on Radio 4 Extra