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**** This six-part sitcom was suggested by Jonathan Aitken and Malcolm Hunter as part of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra’s All Request Weekend ****

Norman Wisdom stars as a small time crook who’s just come out of prison.

Hoping to go straight, he is entrusted to widow Natalie Mathews, who offers him a job and accommodation.

However, she has an ulterior motive.

Written by John Graham and Peter Ling.

Based on an idea by Norman Wisdom.

Norman Hood …. Norman Wisdom
Natalie Matthews …. Moira Lister
Bernard Bassington …. Norman Jones
Beatrice Bassington …. Rosemary Leach
Winifred Bassington …. Anne Windsor
Head Waiter …. Timothy Carlton
Prison Governor …. Gordon Reid
Warden …. Peter Gunn

Director: Leslie Lawton

First broadcast on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2 in July 1992.

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