Cracking Up Series 1, Episode 4 - Utopia - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)

Divorcee Spencer is shocked to see the family home is no longer called Utopia. Things get worse as he accidentally evicts himself from his own flat on a point of principle.

Further details

Divorcee Spencer arrives to take Tilly to school and is shocked to see the family home is no longer called Utopia. Meanwhile, teenage son Dylan has illegally downloaded Straw Dogs and daughter Tilly intends to attend school mufti-day in drag as one half of Siegfried and Roy (with cat Lord Lucan as the lion).

Spencer has an argument with the managing agent of his flat over a tiny detail of its refurbishment and threatens to give notice - which the agent willingly accepts.

Spencer sees his list of clients in a daze, mentally obsessing over property and, as he fumbles through the day still carrying a wooden name plaque bearing the fading legend Utopia, ends up wandering into an estate agent's office in an attempt to talk to a pretty girl.

Broadcast details

Date

Wednesday 24th May 2017

Time

11pm

Channel

BBC Radio 4

Length

15 minutes

Cast & crew

Cast

Michael Hobbs Spencer
Betty Daukes Tilly
Katherine Jakeways Tina
Jack Burke Dylan
Jay Simpson Owen
Rebecca Clay Clare
Paul Shearer Sean
Johnny Daukes Narrator

Guest cast

Pepper Daukes Mrs Roberts

Writing team

Johnny Daukes Writer

Production team

Johnny Daukes Producer
Johnny Daukes Composer