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A bike accident lands Tom Sheffield in A&E, just as he is about to go for a pizza. Stars Jonny Sweet. From October 2011.

Thanks to a bike accident that's landed him in A&E, Tom Sheffield is about to go for a pizza with Ellen, a woman with the most noble of foreheads and - it turns out - the most attentive of dads.

Hard To Tell is a four part relationship comedy by Jonny Sweet (Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Newcomer 2009). He conjures up characters depicting every relationship from father and daughter to the mirror in the bathroom and the feller hiding at a party; from the stalker and the stalked to dog owners and their dogs; and from lifelong friends to long term partners and their dearly departed.

The series revolves around Tom Sheffield (played by Jonny himself), his immediate family (Getting On's Vicki Pepperdine, The Thick Of It's Alex MacQueen and Not Going Out's Katy Wix), and Tom's longed-for-and-lusted-after new girlfriend, Ellen (played by Charlotte Ritchie), her best friend Hermione (Him & Her's Sarah Solemani) and Ellen's zealously protective father (Simon Greenall).

Tim Key and Tom Basden both make deliciously awkward cameo appearances.

Recorded on location, Hard To Tell's naturalistic, contemporary and conversational style brings new meaning to pub toilets, themed parties, early morning phone calls and Christmas Editions of Jonathan Creek.

Producer: Lucy Armitage
A Tiger Aspect production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.

30 minutes

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Fri 8 Jan 2016 23:30

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Credits

Role Contributor
Tom Jonny Sweet
Tom Simon Greenall
Ashley Alex Macqueen
Lesley Vicki Pepperdine
Hermione Sarah Solemani
Ellen Charlotte Ritchie
Maeve Katy Wix
Producer Lucy Armitage
Writer Jonny Sweet

Broadcasts

  • Tue 11 Oct 2011 18:30
  • Tue 18 Oct 2011 07:30
  • Tue 18 Oct 2011 22:00
  • Mon 18 Feb 2013 22:30
  • Wed 16 Oct 2013 11:30
  • Thu 17 Jul 2014 23:00
  • Fri 8 Jan 2016 23:30