Very Old Pretenders. Image shows from L to R: Rab (Jack Docherty), Andrew Merron (David Haig), MacDonald (Gordon Kennedy). Copyright: ABsoLuTeLy Productions
Very Old Pretenders
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 2011
- 4 episodes (1 series)
Comedy about two Jacobite soldiers from 1745 found living in a Perthshire cave and their integration into modern Scottish society - by an Englishman. Stars David Haig, Gordon Kennedy, Jack Docherty and Rebecca Front.
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Series 1, Episode 2 - In Therapy
Friction between the two Jacobite soldiers comes to a head and results in a bust-up with broadswords. This prompts anthropologist Andrew Merron to introduce them to the modern world of therapy.
Further details
Friction between the two Jacobite soldiers comes to a head and results in a bust-up with broadswords. This prompts anthropologist Andrew Merron to introduce them to the modern world of therapy.
The two soldiers can't agree who should have therapy first; they can't even agree how they should decide who should have therapy first. It is only when they are forced to live separately, with a dreary cousin of Merron's and his fussy Uncle that Rab and Macdonald start to realise each other's true merits.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 22nd September 2011
- Time
- 11pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday 31st May 2015 | 10:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 5th September 2016 | 10:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Cast & crew
| David Haig | Andrew Merron |
| Gordon Kennedy | MacDonald |
| Jack Docherty | Rab |
| Rebecca Front | Denise Merron |
| Jack Docherty | Therapist |
| Gordon Kennedy | Uncle Jed |
| Moray Hunter | Dougie |
| Moray Hunter | Waiter |
| Carl Gorham | Keef Van Leer |
| Carl Gorham | Writer |
| Carl Gorham | Director |
| Gordon Kennedy | Producer |
| Alisdair McGregor | Editor |