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An American in Yxsjö

The Swedish family Andersson discovers an American cousin is a tech billionaire who wants to help their town, so Geoff (Adam Riches) is no longer their favourite foreign relation.

Danny Robins’ romantic Swedish comedy, partly recorded on location with a mainly Swedish cast, continues.

The little town of Yxsjö begins to come to terms with ‘the Covid’ and turns its attention to the local economy. British comedian Geoff is now a Swedish citizen and fully (as he thinks) accepted into the bosom of his growing Swedish family.

But a fly lands firmly in the ointment, when an email arrives from a rich American Andersson (Nic Sampson) who’s been tracing his genealogy and turns out to be a long lost cousin. The family Andersson fall in love with the go-getting cousin Wilb, especially when he offers to help out financially - but, of course, Geoff thinks he smells a rat.

Cast
Geoff: Adam Riches
Linda: Sissela Benn
Sten: Thomas Oredsson
Gunilla: Anna-Lena Bergelin
Wilbur: Nic Sampson
John: Harry Nicolaou
With Thomas Eriksson and Johanna Wagrell

Written by Danny Robins

Produced and directed by Frank Stirling
A 7digital production for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4

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28 minutes

Last on

Tue 3 Jan 2023 22:00

Broadcasts

  • Wed 23 Dec 2020 11:30
  • Tue 27 Dec 2022 18:30
  • Tue 3 Jan 2023 22:00

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