A Spot Of Bother
4 Extra Debut. Ken and Bill are flatmates. Ken gets chicken pox. Can they make the best of it? Stars Peter Cleall and Derek Seaton. From 1972.
**** This programme was suggested by Barry McCann and Keith Stock as part of ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4 Extra’s All Request Weekend ****
Can flatmates Ken and Bill make the best of it when Ken gets chicken pox?
'I'm Ken, He's Bill' follows the exploits of flatmates Ken and Bill, played by Peter Cleall and Derek Seaton.
Their neighbours upstairs are flatmates Angela and Caroline played by Suzanne Kerchiss and Clare Sutcliffe.
And they all live under the watchful gaze of their landlady, Mrs Platt, played by Patricia Hayes.
Two series ran on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2 between 1972 and 1975.
Written by John Davis and Richard Mathews.
Ken …. Peter Cleall
Bill …. Derek Seaton
Angela …. Suzanne Kerchiss
Caroline …. Clare Sutcliffe
Mrs Platt …. Patricia Hayes
With guest star Kenneth Connor as Dr Campbell
Producer: Edward Taylor
First broadcast on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 2 in April 1972.
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