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Old Harry’s Game: The Complete Series of the Award-Winning BBC Radio 4 Comedy

All seven series of Andy Hamilton's fiendishly funny award-winning comedy set in Hell. 'Satirical, philosophical - and devilishly funny' Gillian Reynolds, Daily Telegraph Welcome to Hell - where nobody can ever quite catch the barman's eye. In this collection, which contains all seven series of Old Harry's Game, get ready for some wicked one-liners and scorching satire. Satan is fed up after a millennia in charge of Hell, especially given the prospect of an eternity still running the damned place. Although he does enjoy playing pranks on the world of the living and devising wry torments for the souls in his keeping, he often wistfully recalls his past as an archangel... Over the course of the series, we meet various famous figures now languishing in Hell, including a foul-mouthed Jane Austen, a mindless Helen of Troy and a less-than-heroic Samson. Satan takes Hell resident Thomas on a tour of his life, his assistant Scumspawn has trouble with a pushy computer, and love drives The Professor to extreme action. Satan and The Professor find a huge, empty space in Hell (when they enter Scumspawn's brain), a Health and Safety officer notes that the lighting is inadequate, and Satan punishes a feng shui expert. And then Edith arrives... Seven series of the Sony Award-winning comedy (plus the Christmas and Olympic specials) starring Andy Hamilton as Satan and a regular cast of acclaimed actors including Annette Crosbie as Edith, Timothy West as God, James Grout as The Professor, Jimmy Mulville as Thomas and Robert Duncan as Scumspawn. Production credits Written by Andy Hamilton Produced by Paul Mayhew-Archer First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 23 November - 28 December 1995 (Series 1), 7 April - 12 May 1998 (Series 2), 24 March - 28 April 1999 (Series 3), 29 March - 3 May 2001 (Series 4), 31 December 2002 - 1 January 2003 (2002 Christmas Special), 20 September - 11 October 2005 (Series 5), 27 September - 1 November 2007 (Series 6), 19 February - 26 March 2009 (Series 7), 23 December - 30 December 2010 (2010 Christmas Special), 12 July - 19 July 2012 (Olympic Special). ©2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Andy Hamilton (Author), Andy Hamilton, Annette Crosbie, David Swift, Full Cast, James Grout, Jimmy Mulville, Robert Duncan, Timothy West (Narrator)

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Old Harry's Game: The Christmas Specials 2010

It's the most wonderful time of the year, but Satan isn't in a very Christmassy mood in these two seasonal specials. In Christmas Spirit, he is busy dealing with the seasonal rush. Tired of Hell being inundated with drunken morons who died doing something completely stupid at the office party, he decides to do something radical: abolish Christmas! Ring in the New sees Satan feeling fed up with the relentless chaos and grimness of Hell. So when Edith suggests a relaxing minibreak, he heads off to the Lake District - leaving Scumspawn in charge... Written by and starring Andy Hamilton (as Satan), this bestselling series co-stars Jimmy Mulville as Thomas, Robert Duncan as Scumspawn and Annette Crosbie as Edith. 'One of the great comic creations of recent years' - Sunday Telegraph.

Andy Hamilton (Author), Andy Hamilton, Annette Crosbie, Jimmy Mulville, Robert Duncan (Narrator)

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Old Harry's Game: The Complete Series Three

The complete third series of Andy Hamilton's hell-ariously entertaining Radio 4 comedy. Satan may rule the roost, but he's beset by the poor unfortunates condemned to sit out Eternity with him. Amongst them is the Professor, who is convinced that societies evolve and mature until Satan introduces him to Bill Clinton. There's also Scumspawn, Satan's personal assistan, with his large expanse of nothingness between the ears - and as for Satan himself, he is persuaded to attempt to improve his image on Earth, to remake Casablanca (with Bogart, Bergman and a mutant alien) and to start a football match in Hell which provokes God to send a couple of Archangels down to see what all the fuss is about.

Andy Hamilton (Author), , Andy Hamilton, Jimmy Mulville, Robert Duncan (Narrator)

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Old Harry's Game: The Complete Series Four

Six episodes from the hit BBC Radio comedy, written by and starring Andy Hamilton. In 'Knowledge and Ignorance', Satan punishes a feng shui expert and has a debates with the Professor over whether humans can handle knowledge or not. 'Beautiful England' finds Satan setting out to prove to the Professor that the English are the worst nation on Earth, while 'Health and Safety' sees the inhabitants of Hell joined by a Health and Safety inspector who says the lighting is inadequate. In 'Poets' Corner', Satan decides to visit Yeats in Poets' Corner and Thomas and Scumspawn try writing some poetry of their own. 'Sleep' starts with Thomas and the Professor discovering that Satan does not know what it's like to sleep, so they try to give him forty winks; and 'Beauty' introduces a legendary lovely to Hell when Helen of Troy meets the Professor and Thomas. Then God turns up for a chat...

Andy Hamilton (Author), Andy Hamilton, James Grout, Jimmy Mulville, Robert Duncan (Narrator)

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Old Harry's Game: The Complete Series Six

It's not easy being Satan. There are the long hours (that stretch into eternity), and Hell seems to have more admissions than it can cope with. One of the new arrivals is Edith, a historian, athlete and humanitarian. And she's trouble: she refuses to believe she's dead, she knows Thomas and she's not afraid of Satan. But will the Grand Tour, which includes the Pit of Musicians, the Lake of Fire and the Pit of Health and Safety Inspectors, finally make her realise where she's ended up? At least Satan still knows how to have his fun: he's sneaked more teeth into Cherie Blair's smile. Written by and starring Andy Hamilton (as Satan), this bestselling series co-stars Annette Crosbie as Edith, Jimmy Mulville as Thomas and Robert Duncan as Scumspawn. A fiery furnace of wicked one-liners and scorching satire, Old Harry's Game is the insider's guide to Hell. 'One of the great comic creations of recent years' - Sunday Telegraph.

Andy Hamilton (Author), , Andy Hamilton, Annette Crosbie, Jimmy Mulville, Robert Duncan (Narrator)

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Old Harry's Game: The Complete Series Five

Poor Satan has to undergo yet more trials and tribulations in this fifth series of the Sony Award-winning comedy. What with missing the Professor, a case of Seasonal Affective Disorder, and above all, the disastrous overcrowding in Hell, he hasn't felt this depressed since Bill Clinton survived his heart operation. Levels of human sin are at their highest ever, and people are dying at an unprecedented rate. The check-in demons are overwhelmed, and Satan has to find a solution. He decides to launch a Crusade of Moral Rearmament, and infiltrates the worlds of religion, sport, politics and the media in an attempt to persuade people to behave better. Meanwhile, a new arrival is fomenting rebellion, aiming to overthrow Satan and take control of Hell... Andy Hamilton stars as Satan with Robert Duncan as Scumspawn, Jimmy Mulville as Thomas and Geoffrey Whitehead as Roland Kingworthy. A fiery furnace of brilliant one-liners and biting satire, Old Harry's Game is the insider's guide to Hell. 'One of the great comic creations of recent years' - Sunday Telegraph. ' one of the best-written comedies around, sustained over its 12 years on the air by brilliant performances and production' - Daily Telegraph.

Andy Hamilton (Author), , Andy Hamilton, Geoffrey Whitehead, Jimmy Mulville, Robert Duncan (Narrator)

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Old Harry's Game: Christmas Special

Andy Hamilton, James Grout, Jimmy Mulville and Robert Duncan star in a seasonal, two-part special of Old Harry's Game, the BBC Radio 4 comedy series set in Hell. There's no rest for the wicked and Satan's as busy as ever, especially when a new, extremely beautiful woman called Hope arrives in Hell. When it transpires, however, that she has been sent to the underworld accidentally, even the sardonic Satan begins to melt to her charms. Soon he has embarked on an epic quest to confront Death in order to return her to the land of the living. Helping, or more often hindering, Satan are the Professor, Scumspawn and Thomas who encounter Queen Victoria, Harpo Marx, St Peter, Death (who has a surprisingly strong Welsh accent) - and talking crocodiles. Devilishly good fun to play - that's Old Harry's Game. 'One of the great comic creations of recent years' - Sunday Telegraph. ' one of the best-written comedies around, sustained over its 12 years on the air by brilliant performances and production' - Daily Telegraph.

Andy Hamilton (Author), Andy Hamilton, Annette Crosbie, James Grout, Jimmy Mulville, Robert Duncan (Narrator)

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Audiobooks Narrated by Jimmy Mulville