Tony’s: The Complete Series 1-2
- Author Jim Eldridge
- Narrator John Laurie, Deborah Watling, Victor Spinetti, Deryck Guyler, Bill Pertwee, Full Cast, David Ryall, Deirdre Costello, various
- Publisher BBC Audio
- Publish Date 25 February 2021
- Run Time 5 hours and 29 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Radio plays, scripts and performances, The Arts.
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What to expect
Victor Spinetti stars in this BBC radio sitcom about the hilarious misadventures of a corner-shop barber
North London barber's shop Tony's might not be the trendiest salon in town, but it's definitely the cheapest and the cheeriest. Run by exuberant Italian Tony Fucetti, it's the place to go if you want a bargain cut and blow-dry from apprentice Maisie, or a short back and sides courtesy of Scottish hairdresser Hector (just watch out for his razor...)
These 12 episodes follow the highs and lows of Tony and his team, as they prepare to beat Boris the Russian in a hair-styling showdown, give the corner shop a makeover, take on new stylist Stanley, and try and avoid the attentions of the taxman. Plus, Tony's Mama decides to find him a girlfriend, a hairdresser exchange programme leads to publicity - and disaster, a contretemps over a customer's bright green barnet leads to a court appearance, and a day out at the seaside doesn't go quite as planned...
Please note: This is a vintage recording. The audio quality may not be up to modern day standards.
Content Warning: The humour of the programme reflects the era in which it was broadcast and therefore may not reflect current views.
Created by award-winning dramatist Jim Eldridge (Parsley Sidings, Albert & Me), this classic barbershop sitcom is a cut above the rest. Comedy veteran Victor Spinetti stars as Tony, with John Laurie (Dad's Army) as Hector. Deborah Watling (Doctor Who) as Maisie and Deryck Guyler (The Men from the Ministry) as Stanley. Among the guest stars are Carry On... actor Kenneth Connor and 'Allo 'Allo's Gordon Kaye.
Production credits
Written by Jim Eldridge
Produced by John Fawcett Wilson
Incidental music by Max Harris
First broadcast BBC Radio 2, 21 October-25 November 1979 (Series 1), 18 January-22 February 1981 (Series 2)
Cast
Tony - Victor Spinetti
Hector - John Laurie
Maisie - Deborah Watling
Mama - Norma Ronald
Carlo - Anthony Morton
Stanley - Deryck Guyler
With Bill Pertwee, Joanna Wake, David Tate, Royce Mills, David Ryall, Jerald Wells, Deirdre Costello, Henry McGee, Roland MacLeod, John Blythe, Kenneth Connor, Josephine Tewson, Stephen Greif, Alan Lake, Gordon Kaye, Jeffrey Segal, Bill Wallis, Jan Hunt, Frank Coda, Dilys Laye. Douglas Blackwell, Leonard Fenton, Roger Kitter, Mike Grady, Edward Kelsey, Robert Gillespie, Chris Emmett, Nick Tate and Sonia Fraser
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