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Artists
- Author
- Gareth Edwards
- Narrator
- various
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Publish Date
- 27 October 2022
- Run Time
- 4 hours 37 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
The complete Series 1 & 2 of the BBC radio sitcom about an artists' colony in Cornwall
Set in the Cornish cultural mecca of St Ives, Artists centres around a close-knit community of artists whose talent is matched only by their dysfunctionality. When they're not bitching about each other's work, they're bickering with one another - but as genius goes hand-in-hand with an artistic temperament, they never take their squabbles too seriously.
Sharing a studio with landscape painter Tamsin are sculptor Dolores, who pushes the boundaries of papier maché; her bank manager partner, Nisha; and laissez-faire installationist Josef, Tamsin's lodger and sort-of boyfriend. Along with pub landlord Marcus, who provides inspiration in alcoholic form, and Tamsin's avuncular agent Gerard, they spend their time searching for their muse, suffering for their art - and making a thorough exhibition of themselves.
In these 10 episodes, Tamsin competes with Josef to create a self-portrait, Marcus goes away for a weekend to save his marriage, Nisha proposes to Dolores - hypothetically, and Gerard takes a cross-Channel booze cruise that almost ends in tragedy...
Written by award-winning radio producer Gareth Edwards, whose credits include That Mitchell and Webb Look and Bleak Expectations, this slow-burning, character-driven comedy features a stellar cast including Vicki Pepperdine, Pauline McLynn, Mina Anwar, Ben Miller, Dave Lamb and Graham Crowden, with guest appearances from Miranda Hart and Bertie Carvel.
Production credits
Written by Gareth Edwards
Script editor: Paul Mayhew-Archer
Produced by Katie Tyrrell
Cast
Tamsin - Vicki Pepperdlne
Dolores - Pauline McLynn
Gerard - Graham Crowden
Nisha - Mina Anwar
Josef - Ben Miller
Marcus - Dave Lamb
Jake - Dean Johnston
Lindy - Maria Liberos
Couple in art gallery - Stephen Critchlow & Caroline Johnson
Ewan - Giles New
Pippa - Miranda Hart
Best Man/Clive - Bertie Carvel
Cressida - Raquel Cassidy
Charlotte - Phyllida Hewat
Sam - Julia Morris
Lesley/Weinberg - John Rowe
First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 26 March-30 April 2003 (Series 1), 21 April-12 May 2004 (Series 2)
© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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Details
- Author
- Gareth Edwards
- Narrator
- various
- Duration
- 4 hours 37 minutes
- Release Date
- 27 October 2022
- ISBN
- 9781529199468
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Genre
- Humorous fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
Synopsis
The complete Series 1 & 2 of the BBC radio sitcom about an artists' colony in CornwallSet in the Cornish cultural mecca of St Ives, Artists centres around a close-knit community of artists whose talent is matched only by their dysfunctionality. When they're not bitching about each other's work, they're bickering with one another - but as genius goes hand-in-hand with an artistic temperament, they never take their squabbles too seriously.Sharing a studio with landscape painter Tamsin are sculptor Dolores, who pushes the boundaries of papier maché; her bank manager partner, Nisha; and laissez-faire installationist Josef, Tamsin's lodger and sort-of boyfriend. Along with pub landlord Marcus, who provides inspiration in alcoholic form, and Tamsin's avuncular agent Gerard, they spend their time searching for their muse, suffering for their art - and making a thorough exhibition of themselves.In these 10 episodes, Tamsin competes with Josef to create a self-portrait, Marcus goes away for a weekend to save his marriage, Nisha proposes to Dolores - hypothetically, and Gerard takes a cross-Channel booze cruise that almost ends in tragedy...Written by award-winning radio producer Gareth Edwards, whose credits include That Mitchell and Webb Look and Bleak Expectations, this slow-burning, character-driven comedy features a stellar cast including Vicki Pepperdine, Pauline McLynn, Mina Anwar, Ben Miller, Dave Lamb and Graham Crowden, with guest appearances from Miranda Hart and Bertie Carvel.Production creditsWritten by Gareth EdwardsScript editor: Paul Mayhew-ArcherProduced by Katie TyrrellCastTamsin - Vicki PepperdlneDolores - Pauline McLynnGerard - Graham CrowdenNisha - Mina AnwarJosef - Ben MillerMarcus - Dave LambJake - Dean JohnstonLindy - Maria LiberosCouple in art gallery - Stephen Critchlow & Caroline JohnsonEwan - Giles NewPippa - Miranda HartBest Man/Clive - Bertie CarvelCressida - Raquel CassidyCharlotte - Phyllida HewatSam - Julia MorrisLesley/Weinberg - John RoweFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 26 March-30 April 2003 (Series 1), 21 April-12 May 2004 (Series 2)© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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