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Safety Catch is a sitcom on BBC Radio 4 created by Laurence Howarth and written by Howarth and John Finnemore. The series was first broadcast in 2007. It is about Simon McGrath (played by Darren Boyd), a man who works in a job that he does not like – the arms trade. The show mocks issues of morality, although Howarth claims that the show is not satirical. Because of the subject matter and the light-hearted way it is treated, the series is one of Radio 4's most controversial. A second series was broadcast in April 2009. (en) |
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Dawn Ellis (en) |
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Shaw Theatre, London (en) |
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1800.0 |
| dbp:shortsummary |
Heathcote Sanders are under the microscope when some of the weapons they sold to a hostile government are turned against the British. (en) An American company has placed a bid on Heathcote Sanders, and somehow Simon is offered a promotion (en) Simon realises that his only fault is that he is not self-motivated enough. (en) Simon is persuaded by Anna and his family to attend his school reunion, but he is determined to prevent his old school friends from finding out what he does for a living. (en) Simon finally quits his job, but the timing is poor as he and Anna soon discover that they might become parents. (en) Simon discovers that he actually loves his job and even proposes to Anna. As a result, he decides to learn how to hate again. (en) Simon tries to use his 'flair for original ideas' to prove to his colleagues and family just how bad he feels about his job. (en) Simon sets out to give himself compassion fatigue so that he can stop worrying and not feel guilty about all the bloodshed in the world. (en) Simon gets the impression that a woman he meets at an interview might be attracted to him, despite her being introduced to him by Judith, who described Simon as a, "morally contemptible worm". (en) Simon plans to show his work colleagues the true horrors of war by organising a paintball trip. (en) Judith's new boyfriend Ol is discovered not to be all that he claims to be after Simon discovers that he has been taped giving out highly secret and sensitive information. (en) This first episode introduces us to the life of Simon McGrath: a man who considers himself to be a good citizen, even though he works in the arms trade. (en) |
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Safety Catch (en) |
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| dbp:title |
Uncomfortably Numb (en) Better The Devil You Know (en) Brothers In Arms (en) Loose Lips Sink Ships (en) What's My Motivation (en) A Wanting Man (en) I Draw The Line (en) If A Job's Not Worth Doing (en) Show Me You Care (en) There Will Be Paint (en) Unforgivable, That's What You Are (en) Whatever Happened to the Unlikely Lad? (en) |
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John Finnemore (en) Laurence Howarth (en) |
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| rdfs:comment |
Safety Catch is a sitcom on BBC Radio 4 created by Laurence Howarth and written by Howarth and John Finnemore. The series was first broadcast in 2007. It is about Simon McGrath (played by Darren Boyd), a man who works in a job that he does not like – the arms trade. The show mocks issues of morality, although Howarth claims that the show is not satirical. Because of the subject matter and the light-hearted way it is treated, the series is one of Radio 4's most controversial. A second series was broadcast in April 2009. (en) |
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Safety Catch (en) |
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