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The Go-Betweenies: The Complete Series 1-3

A BBC Radio 4 Comedy Drama

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The Go-Betweenies: The Complete Series 1-3

By: Marcella Evaristi
Narrated by: David Tennant, Mark Bonnar, full cast, Sarah Alexander, Phoebe Abbott, Finlay Christie
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David Tennant, Sarah Alexander and Mark Bonnar star in all three series of the bittersweet comedy about shared parenting.

Tangled love lives, secret affairs, frozen eggs and roving eyes - it's time to meet the Millers!

The Go-Betweenies takes a candid look at a divorced North London family through the prism of two siblings (14-year-old Lucy and 10-year-old Tom) who schlep with varying degrees of enthusiasm between two sets of homes: Mum's comfy Highgate house and Dad's rackety new rental on the Holloway Road.

Mimi and Joe are determined to be double, not single, parents: supportive, hands-on and as good as any traditional set-up - and with five divorces between them, they've certainly had enough practice. Joe's given up the booze and done the Twelve Steps, and Mimi's hoping her third marriage, to American playwright Harry, will soon get started. It's all going wonderfully well - so why is Lucy hopped up on energy drinks, while Tom's obsessed with counting sultanas?

As the kids deal with befriending losers, unfortunate crushes, heartbreak and existential crises, their parents find themselves grappling with their feelings for each other - not to mention a new, hairy Gobetweenie...

Written by Marcella Evaristi, The Go-Betweenies stars David Tennant and Mark Bonnar as Joe, Sarah Alexander as Mimi, Phoebe Abbott as Lucy and Finlay Christie as Tom, with a fantastic ensemble cast including Stuart Milligan, Morwenna Banks, Doon Mackichan, David Troughton and Charlotte Ritchie.

Written by Marcella Evaristi

Produced by Gordon Kennedy

Directed by Marilyn Imrie

An Absolutely Production for BBC Radio 4

Cast

Joe - David Tennant (Series 1)/Mark Bonnar (Series 2 & 3)

Mimi - Sarah Alexander

Tom - Finlay Christie

Lucy - Phoebe Abbott

Harry - Stuart Milligan

Bobby - Stephen Critchlow

Stevie - Ben Baker

Ms Smart - Morwenna Banks

Donald - Gordon Kennedy

Katy - Ophelia Davidson (Series 1 & 2)/Jenna Cook (Series 3)

Helen - Tracy-Ann Oberman

Jennifer - Emily Bruni

Freddie - Oliver Dillon (Series 1 & 2)/Harry Nowell (Series 3)

William - Nicky Henson

Chris/Older Tom - Daniel Boyd

Sophia - Juliet Cadzow

Vicky - Doon Mackichan

Harry - Guy Paul

Ruth - Valerie Cutko

Mr Thompson - David Troughton

Tuberose - Charlotte Ritchie

First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 6 May-27 May 2011 (Series 1), 6 July-10 August 2012 (Series 2), 18 October-22 November 2013 (Series 3)

©2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
Family Life Genre Fiction Literature & Fiction Heartfelt Funny

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Critic reviews

"Razor-sharp dialogue, disarming charm and excellent cast." (Radio Times)

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