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Strange Bedfellows
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Comedy about a whistleblower and an internet pirate trapped together in a London embassy. After a year in the El Rican embassy, Dan is bored and depressed.
After a year in the El Rican embassy under the threat of extradition to America, Dan is bored, depressed and has little hope of getting out - his only chance is to push his case in an interview with the Guardian. The embassy staff are struggling to attract people to the annual embassy ball, as Dan is old news and nobody wants to come. Rafael decides to offer sanctuary to another international fugitive, a childlike, internet pirate called Ludo Backslash.
Last on
Thu 12 Feb 2015
01:00
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You're boring now
Duration: 01:02
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Dan | Ben Miller |
Ludo | Dustin Demri-Burns |
Rafael | Kayvan Novak |
Lorna | Niky Wardley |
Rosa | Yasmine Akram |
Mo | John Guerrasio |
Castillo | Darrell D'Silva |
Diplomat | Mouna Albakry |
Kid | Madeline Holliday |
Policeman | Owen Brazendale |
Diplomat | Robert Jezek |
News Reporter | Asad Aumad |
Journalist | Gemma Whelan |
Trader | Stephen Manwaring |
Hippy | Alisdair McKee |
Producer | Tom Thostrup |
Executive Producer | Michael Livingstone |
Director | Peter Bowden |
Writer | Thom Phipps |
Broadcasts
- Mon 9 Feb 2015 21:00
- Tue 10 Feb 2015 02:30
- Thu 12 Feb 2015 01:00
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