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After inviting his mysterious brother Spider into his home, Fat Charlie finds it much harder to get rid of him than expected.
'Fat Charlie has a headache, a grieving heart, and a cash bonus from Graham Coats of two thousand pounds'
A gentle boy whose dad made him feel small, Fat Charlie Nancy is now overwhelmed by the discovery of a brother he never knew he had (not to mention the fact that his dad is the Spider God Anansi). As Spider (not so much feckless as absent on the day they handed out feck) tramples carelessly across Charlie's life, Charlie begins to discover in himself a growing fire.
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, Jacob Anderson, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Sheila Atim, Pippa Bennett-Warner, Julian Rhind-Tutt, 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.
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Mr Nancy, his boys and the actors who play them
Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Actor | Jacob Anderson |
Actor | Lenny Henry |
Author | Neil Gaiman |
Adaptor | Dirk Maggs |
Director | Allegra McIlroy |
Producer | Allegra McIlroy |
Broadcasts
- Wed 27 Dec 2017 23:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
- Tue 29 Dec 2020 23:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4