Jim Sweeney – författare

A gentle comedy drama about the reunion of three old school friendsWhen unemployed teacher Patrick and his wife, high-flying professional Helen, move back to the town where Patrick grew up, they thought life would be simpler. But Patrick''s hazy and fond memories of his schooldays are brought back into sharp relief once he''s surrounded by the people and places he''d long stopped thinking about, and he realises things were not always as he''d seen them. As Patrick begins to rebuild bonds and make new discoveries with his old school friends, Helen is making friends of her own, and the couple and their neighbours begin to build the community both Patrick and Helen have been missing.Based on Jim Sweeney''s first play, Danny''s Wake, which won a Fringe First at the Edinburgh Festival and a Grand Media Comedy Award, All the Young Dudes is a charming nostalgic comedy about growing up and staying the same. Starring Jim Sweeney (Who''s Line is it Anyway?, Just a Minute), Cathryn Harrison (Soldier Soldier, A Handful of Dust), Steve Steen (Spitting Image, Blackadder the Third), Sadie Shimmin (Wallander, Mr Selfridge), Stephen Frost (The Young Ones, Never Mind the Buzzcocks), and Flaminia Cinque (Waking the Dead, Any Human Heart), the gentle wit and musical flashbacks are perfect for fans of It''s Not Us, It''s Them, Up the Garden Path, and North by Northamptonshire.Cast and credits Patrick - Jim SweeneyHelen - Cathryn HarrisonBilly - Steve SteenMoira - Sadie ShimminJoe - Stephen FrostMaria - Flaminia CinqueCharlie - Izzy de RosarioSiobhan - Josie LawrenceMr Martin - Geoffrey WhiteheadValery - Yuri KlimovMrs Fleming - Jenny LeeMr Ward - Chris EmmettRemoval man/Schoolboy/Speaker - Alex LoweYoung man/Dennis - Dave LambYoung woman/Amanda - Emma KennedyWritten by Jim SweeneyProduced by Steve DohertyOriginally broadcast on BBC Radio 4: 20 July - 24 August 2001 (Series 1)20 September - 25 October 2002 (Series 2)©2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

Improv masters Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney perform hilarious off-the-cuff sketches based entirely on audience suggestionsNo script, no props and living by their wit - in this side-splitting series, two of the funniest stars of The Comedy Store Players and Whose Line Is It Anyway? join together to create sketches from ideas shouted out by a live studio audience.Making it up as they go along, Josie Lawrence and Jim Sweeney riff on topics ranging from a room full of kittens to something you might find beneath the sofa; from an unexpected moon expedition to a mishap involving a Portaloo; and from an unusual gathering with the neighbours to a meet-cute involving electrolysis.Best friends and longtime collaborators, the duo keep the laughter flowing with their quickfire quips and affectionate banter, as they bounce off each other, throw one another curveballs - and try to catch each other out...Chaotic, inventive and full of crazy characters and surreal skits, The Lawrence Sweeney Mix is sure to have you in stitches.Production creditsStarring Josie Lawrence and Jim SweeneyProduced by Dawn EllisFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates: 27 February - 20 March 2007 (Series 1)29 January - 19 February 2008 (Series 2)© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.