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Old Harry’s Game
- The Complete Series of the Award-Winning BBC Radio 4 Comedy
- Narrated by: Andy Hamilton, James Grout, Jimmy Mulville, Robert Duncan, David Swift, Timothy West, Annette Crosbie, full cast
- Length: 21 hrs and 32 mins
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Summary
All seven series of Andy Hamilton's fiendishly funny award-winning comedy set in Hell.
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).
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"Satirical, philosophical—and devilishly funny." (Gillian Reynolds, Daily Telegraph)
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- Kasaree
- 26-01-23
Waited so long for this!
I waited so long for this complete edition of Old Harry’s Game and finally it is mine bwooarhaha!! (Evil laugh)
I love this it’s a great satire about hell and all the problems Satan has trying to inflict misery on the sinners (basically everyone).
The characters are well thought out and funny as are the performances by the actors who play them. If you want a laugh that’s sinful in its mockery of dogma then give it a go, it’s delicious! Just watch out for Jane Austen, she’s a vicious cow ha ha ha!!
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- S Mitchell
- 29-06-24
Don't listen at bedtime.
I started to laugh almost from the start and, as I was in bed listening to this made me wake up. It's funny, well written and the actors are well suited to their roles. I would recommend this to any who enjoy comedy
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- Amazon Customer
- 19-01-23
Finally!!
Love this series but always been loathed to buy it series by series- brilliant to have it all together. More of these please BBC and Audible.
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- Joseph C.
- 04-02-23
Brilliant book
Having the whole series in one book is wonderful.
So enjoyable and true to life on so many different levels.
Andy Hamilton & Timothy West are excellent narrators.
Would recommend this to anyone.
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- TK
- 29-09-23
Brilliant
Funny cleaver dry witty radio comedy at its best
Funny cleaver dry witty radio comedy at its best
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- Bhector
- 02-02-23
Recommend
Love it - one of my favourite shows from R4 recommend! Contains all the series in one go which is great too.
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- Linda
- 25-01-23
It’s so good
Hours of laughter and entertainment! What a treat it is to be allowed to listen to this while doing boring soul crushing daily things. And so clever! Mr Hamilton is one of my favourite writers.
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- Mathew Isherwood
- 08-02-24
Funny and thoughtful
I am disappointed that I came to the end of this. I have really enjoyed every episode, they should definitely make more.
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- Steph W
- 18-03-23
love this radio show
Love love love this show. however I want to point some glitches in the 'Nero' episode at 20m 20secs and 24m 1 secs in case it can fixed
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-03-23
Excellent
Kept me entertained on trains, busses and plains, people would look at me and wonder what I was laughing at.
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