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Fat Charlie finds his life thrown into chaos by the arrival of his long-lost brother Spider, who plans to mourn their father's passing with wine, women and song.

When his father dies, Fat Charlie Nancy (Jacob Anderson) discovers that not only was the late Mr Nancy (Lenny Henry) actually the god Anansi, but that he also has a long-lost brother, Spider (Nathan Stewart-Jarrett), who is everything Fat Charlie is not. When Spider begins to take over Fat Charlie's life, flat and even his fiancΓ©e Rosie (Sheila Atim), Fat Charlie is forced to make a pact that lands him in even more trouble. Not just with his boss (Julian Rhind-Tutt), the wife of their biggest client (Julie Hesmondhalgh) and police officer Daisy Day (Pippa Bennett-Warner), but with the gods themselves...

Anansi Boys is a magical web of a story that spans the old world and the new, from South London to the Southern US, the fictional Caribbean island of St Andrews, and the Mountains at the End of the World. Or the Beginning of the World. Depending on which way you're heading.

From the writer of Neverwhere and American Gods, a six part adaption of Neil Gaiman's best-selling and much-loved novel.

The stellar cast of the series also includes Earl Cameron, Tanya Moodie, Adjoa Andoh, Joseph Marcell, Cecilia Noble, Angela Wynter, Ariyon Bakare, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Danielle Vitalis, Ronke Adekoluejo, Clifford Samuel, and Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong.

Writer ..... Neil Gaiman
Adaptor ..... Dirk Maggs
Sound Design ..... Wilfredo Acosta
Producer ..... Allegra McIlroy
Director ..... Allegra McIlroy.

28 minutes

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Mon 28 Dec 2020 23:30

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Credits

Role Contributor
Actor Jacob Anderson
Actor Lenny Henry
Author Neil Gaiman
Adaptor Dirk Maggs
Director Allegra McIlroy
Producer Allegra McIlroy

Broadcasts

  • Boxing Day 2017 23:30
  • Mon 28 Dec 2020 23:30

Neil Gaiman introduces Anansi Boys

Neil Gaiman introduces Anansi Boys

Meet Anansi, Charlie and Spider.

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