The Go-Betweenies: The Complete Series 1-3: A BBC Radio 4 comedy drama

David Tennant, Sarah Alexander and Mark Bonnar star in all three series of the bittersweet comedy about shared parenting

'Razor-sharp dialogue, disarming charm and excellent cast' - Radio Times

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)

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