Alexei Sayle – författare

Alexei Sayle''s quirky comedy about life, love and not living together ''One of the most innovative series of recent years'' Radio Ha Ha Just because you''re in love, doesn''t mean you''re meant to spend your life together, right?Having read Women are from Mars and Men are from Croydon and Set Sail on the SS Relationship, unemployed ex-soldier Andy thinks it''s about time he and his left-wing lawyer girlfriend Julie headed into deeper waters. But there''s plenty in their way, from comically grim airport trips and fancy dinner parties, to nearly causing the assassination of the Prime Minister and discovering Andy''s dad has been living a double life.While navigating holiday mishaps and dinner party disasters, should they move in together? Or even get married?Written by and starring Alexei Sayle in his earliest radio production, this funny, surreal look at love and relationships also stars Siobhan Redmond (McLevy, Holby City) as Julie, with Nadim Sawalha (West is West, The Bill), Adjoa Andoh (Bridgerton, Doctor Who), Chris Pavlo (ElvenQuest, 15 Storeys High), Gary Bleasdale (Harry Enfield and Chums, Boys from the Blackstuff) and Doon MacKichan (Smack the Pony, Brass Eye).Cast:Andy - Alexei SayleJulie - Siobhan RedmondMr Hamad - Nadim SawalhaMrs Abasanjo - Adjoa AndohMr Lucik - Chris PavloDad - Harry TowbMichael - Gary BleasdaleGavin the Estate Agent / Philippe / McNab / Rory Bream / Mr Overthorpe - Simon GreenallAmparo / Mrs Saunders / D.I. Troon - Doon MacKichanTony Blair - Brian BowlesSgt Pilcher - Tony BarclayCaptain Healey - Roger BlakeMrs Overthrope - Kay StonhamBronson - Tony BurgessOther parts played by:Tony BarclayRuth JonesWritten by Alexei SayleProduced and directed by Jo Clegg with Alexei SayleFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 14 October - 11 November 1999©2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

''Fascinating and hugely entertaining''Daily Telegraph''It''s not like other comedians'' memoirs. It''s funny''GuardianThe Sayles might not have been the only Jewish atheist communist family in Liverpool, but Alexei knew from an early age that they were one of the more eccentric.Born on the day egg rationing came to an end, Alexei was the only child of Joe, an affable trade unionist who led the family on railway expeditions across eastern Europe, and Molly, a hot-tempered red-head who terrified teachers and insisted Alexei see the Red Army Choir instead of the Beatles.Perceptive and hilarious, this is a portrait of a family, a city, a country and a continent going through enormous changes.''Sayle''s book has charm and substance, both as memoir and history''Times Literary Supplement

''A funny, frightening book that is also refreshingly bonkers'' Guardian ''A brilliant writer...a great novelist'' Richard and JudyNorthern girl Harriet lives and works on a London estate which is a battleground between the white working class plus the immigrants versus the newly arrived middle class focaccia-eaters. Unhappy and overweight, she hires a personal trainer who lures her into joining the martial arts class he runs. There she learns the regime of the completely phoney martial arts master and embarks on a spiritual and literal journey which leads her to a hotel opposite the railway station at Crewe, the Weeping Women Hotel. ''If you like your weirdness with warmth and wit, Sayle''s your man'' Metro