Hatch, Match And Dispatch Series 1 episode guide - British Comedy Guide (original) (raw)
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Hatch, Match And Dispatch - Radio comedy drama
- BBC Radio 4
- 2014
- 6 episodes (1 series)
Series of six quirky plays that start in a register office and end in a birth, marriage or death.
Series 1
1. Uncle Harry
Wednesday 25th June 2014
Mark's life is nicely well-ordered, despite his dysfunctional family, terrifying future father-in-law/boss, and ongoing blackout problem. But that is until Uncle Harry gets in the way.
2. Losing My Penny
Wednesday 2nd July 2014
Leo is in love with Penny and he plans to marry her. It seems that there is only Penny's possessive father in the way. But Leo has secrets of his own.
3. Time And Tide
Wednesday 9th July 2014
Time-travelling thriller. Teddy is on his stag night. He wakes up naked and handcuffed to a lamp post. So far, so normal. But then he realises that something very weird has occurred which makes him question everything.
4. A Certain Date
Wednesday 16th July 2014
Geoff Levine, aka the Slim Reaper, is a pest control technician. All day long he kills rats and other vermin. Until Mystic June tells him something that will alter the rest of his life - what is left of it anyway. A surreal and darkly comic exploration of the meaning of death. With talking pigeons.
5. Nine Lives
Wednesday 23rd July 2014
Beth's father claims never to have been born. As Beth tries to untangle the truth, she uncovers an unexpected family secret.
6. Elephants All The Way Up
Wednesday 30th July 2014
Harper works in a zoo. He is a simple soul but his life is complicated. His wife is desperate for a baby, and his angry dad is bare knuckle boxer. Then the ground starts to shift - literally.