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Let Me Entertain Me

Episode 5 of 6

Discovering a poet on the colony sets off a bomb, a monster, a sword fight and a poem. Stars Nicholas Lyndhurst. From August 2014.

The discovery of a poet on the colony sets off a bomb, a monster, a sword fight and a poem. But is Archer really capable of murder?

The return of the hit sitcom starring Nicholas Lyndhurst and Vicki Pepperdine ("Getting On") set on a shiny new planet.

Welcome to the colony. We're aware that, having been in deep cryosleep for 73 years, you may be in need of some supplementary information.

Personnel:
Unfortunately, Burrows the leader of the colony has died on the voyage so his Number 2, Brian (Nicholas Lyndhurst), is now in charge. He's a nice enough chap, but no alpha male, and his desire to sort things out with a nice friendly meeting infuriates the colony's Chief Physician Lillian (Vicki Pepperdine), who'd really rather everyone was walking round in tight colour-coded tunics and saluting each other. She's also in charge of Project Adam, the plan to conceive and give birth to the first colony-born baby. Unfortunately, the two people hand-picked for this purpose - Carol and Richard - were rather fibbing about being a couple, just to get on the trip.

Add in an entirely unscrupulous Chief Scientist, Mason and also Archer, an idiot maintenance man who believes he's an "empath" rather than a plumber, and you're all set to answer the question - if humankind were to colonise space, is it destined to succumb to self-interest, prejudice and infighting? (By the way, the answer's "yes". Sorry.)

Written by Phil Whelans
Produced and Directed by David Tyler.

25 minutes

Last on

Sun 9 Dec 2018 22:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Brian Nicholas Lyndhurst
Lillian Vicki Pepperdine
Mason Tom Goodman-Hill
Archer Phil Whelans
Carol Letty Butler
Richard John Dorney
The Poet Hopkin Thom Tuck
Writer Phil Whelans
Director David Tyler
Producer David Tyler

Broadcasts

  • Mon 18 Aug 2014 09:30
  • Mon 18 Aug 2014 22:30
  • Fri 3 Oct 2014 11:30
  • Sun 9 Dec 2018 22:30