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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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Publisher's 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).
Critic Reviews
"Satirical, philosophical—and devilishly funny." (Gillian Reynolds, Daily Telegraph)
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- thomas_kostrzewa
- 08-08-23
london at its best
Its blend of witty wordplay, sharp satire, and irreverent humor continues to delight audiences worldwide.
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- BJM
- 31-01-23
BBC’s comedy take on Hell
I enjoyed this show when it first aired and have enjoyed listening to repeats ever since. This complete collection had four episodes I’d never heard which was a delightful surprise.
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- pixie
- 23-01-23
Just genius…
I’ve been waiting MONTHS to get this on download! Andy Hamilton is a flamin’ jeenyus and frankly he can’t ever write enough stuff for me. These series are very funny, poignant and beautifully cast at every stage. A wry look at the human condition with humour and empathy. I also highly recommend ‘Revolting People’ for exactly the same reasons. I just never tire of either!
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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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- SarahC1985
- 19-01-23
Welcome to hilarious Hell
I've been waiting for this to come out as one big volume… Rather than the individual series… I've heard this on radio four and I absolutely love it. Hilarious and funny. Highly recommend this.
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- Amazon Customer
- 21-02-23
Brilliant 👍👍👍👍
For me this is the best series that Andy Hamilton has written. I have just listened to it for the third time!
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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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- david taylor
- 25-09-23
Great show
Great show with Andy and friends shame he doesn't do anymore old Harry's Game.
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- Gadge 1439
- 13-09-23
Fantastic!!
So well written and hilarious. An absolute master piece, something you should definitely listen to.
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- Tony
- 10-09-23
Comic Genius at Work… in Hell!
Every episode of this series is a work of Art. The cast is unfailingly brilliant: the utterly repulsive Thomas, the unfailingly subservient Scumspawn, the Intellectual Duellists The Professor and Edith, and the Misunderstood Master of Hell himself, Satan.
A word of praise too for the “Ensemble actors” slipping with ease from one supporting character to another. The storylines are devilishly hilarious and the dialogue is inspired.
Andy Hamilton is a Comic Genius.
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- Orion
- 21-08-23
Listen again and again
Absolutely brilliant from start to finish.
The trials and tribulations of Satan who feels he is very misunderstood.
Andy Hamilton is a genius.
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- John Booth
- 03-08-23
Brilliant, Funny, Compulsive listening
Off the wall humour. Thought provoking, challenging and interesting. Each episode is a treat. Andy Hamilton is brilliant.
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- Earth_Elephant
- 10-07-23
Funny as Hell
In which we spend 21 hours of an evolving soap opera in the most unlikeliest place, ever.
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