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We’re in Business
- Narrator
- various
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Publish Date
- 16 May 2024
- Run Time
- 3 hours 42 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Eight episodes from the vintage radio comedy starring Peter Jones and Harry Worth
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service, We’re in Business ran for two series between 1959 and 1960. It starred Peter Jones as dodgy small-time businessman Dudley Grosvenor, who’s always looking to make a fast buck with his crooked schemes – usually at the expense of his hapless sidekick, Harry (Harry Worth). Dudley spends his life lurching from one crisis to another, secure in the belief that “it might never happen" – but when it inevitably does, both men end up in a fix…
Collected here are eight of the surviving episodes from Series 1 and 2, in which Dudley and Harry get involved in various comic misadventures – from being stitched up by Dudley’s devious elderly relative to monkeying around with a stuffed gorilla and attempting to flog off their landlady’s feathered friend… The episodes included are: Dudley’s Granny, Dudley and Harry's Reunion, Changing Rooms, The Gorilla, The Regimental Dinner, The Parrot, The Newspaper Business and Conscience Money.
Written by Peter Jones and a team of comedy writers including the legendary Barry Took and Marty Feldman, these hilarious recordings also star Irene Handl and Dick Emery, with special guests including Beryl Reid, Hugh Paddick, Doris Hare and Wallas Eaton.
NB: Due to the age of these recordings, some episodes contain dated attitudes and language
Production credits
Written by Peter Jones, George Wadmore, George Evans, Marty Feldman and Barry Took
Produced by Charles Maxwell
First broadcast on the BBC Home Service on the following dates:
Dudley's Granny June 1959
Dudley and Harry's Reunion February 1960
Changing Rooms February 1960
The Gorilla March 1960
The Regimental Dinner March 1960
The Parrot March 1960
The Newspaper Business May 1960
Conscience Money May 1960
Cast
Dudley Grosvenor – Peter Jones
Harry – Harry Worth
Granny/Miss Jubilee Boot – Irene Handl
Lady Crabbe – Beryl Reid
Sid/Mr Trumpet – Dick Emery
Parrot – Peter Hawkins
With Hugh Paddick, Doris Hare, Vivienne Martin, Paddy Edwards, Wallas Eaton, John Graham and Frederick Treves
© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
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Details
- Author
- Marty Feldman, Barry Took and Peter Jones
- Narrator
- various
- Duration
- 3 hours 42 minutes
- Release Date
- 16 May 2024
- ISBN
- 9781529939057
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Genre
- Humour, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Comedy and stand-up
Synopsis
Eight episodes from the vintage radio comedy starring Peter Jones and Harry WorthFirst broadcast on the BBC Home Service, We’re in Business ran for two series between 1959 and 1960. It starred Peter Jones as dodgy small-time businessman Dudley Grosvenor, who’s always looking to make a fast buck with his crooked schemes – usually at the expense of his hapless sidekick, Harry (Harry Worth). Dudley spends his life lurching from one crisis to another, secure in the belief that “it might never happen" – but when it inevitably does, both men end up in a fix…Collected here are eight of the surviving episodes from Series 1 and 2, in which Dudley and Harry get involved in various comic misadventures – from being stitched up by Dudley’s devious elderly relative to monkeying around with a stuffed gorilla and attempting to flog off their landlady’s feathered friend… The episodes included are: Dudley’s Granny, Dudley and Harry's Reunion, Changing Rooms, The Gorilla, The Regimental Dinner, The Parrot, The Newspaper Business and Conscience Money.Written by Peter Jones and a team of comedy writers including the legendary Barry Took and Marty Feldman, these hilarious recordings also star Irene Handl and Dick Emery, with special guests including Beryl Reid, Hugh Paddick, Doris Hare and Wallas Eaton.NB: Due to the age of these recordings, some episodes contain dated attitudes and languageProduction creditsWritten by Peter Jones, George Wadmore, George Evans, Marty Feldman and Barry TookProduced by Charles MaxwellFirst broadcast on the BBC Home Service on the following dates:Dudley's Granny June 1959Dudley and Harry's Reunion February 1960Changing Rooms February 1960The Gorilla March 1960The Regimental Dinner March 1960The Parrot March 1960The Newspaper Business May 1960Conscience Money May 1960CastDudley Grosvenor – Peter JonesHarry – Harry WorthGranny/Miss Jubilee Boot – Irene HandlLady Crabbe – Beryl ReidSid/Mr Trumpet – Dick EmeryParrot – Peter HawkinsWith Hugh Paddick, Doris Hare, Vivienne Martin, Paddy Edwards, Wallas Eaton, John Graham and Frederick Treves© 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2024 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
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