{"product_id":"book-gwv4","title":"Getting Nowhere Fast : Series 1-3","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormer lovers Pam and Merv open a cyber section in their Vodka and Veggie Café in this BBC comedy series \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Merv and Pam got divorced, that should have been the end of their relationship. But here they are, trying to turn a veggie-and-vodka bistro in a cyber cafe, while Merv is still living in Pam's front garden in a small caravan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMerv's dreams of being a rock star failed a long time ago, so the Cyber Pass is now his only hope - although his customers mainly consist of a washed-up actor eager for a free drink and the local community policeman; plus their staff of Nev, the twenty-something teen who runs the cafe's IT and still lives with his parents, and Chantal, the South African waitress obsessed with plastic surgery and lifestyle consultants. Throw in some midlife-crisis communes, a biological clock, Pam's ever-absent new husband, and a dead chicken, and who could say Merv isn't still living the dream?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith John Challis, Mervyn Stutter, Lill Roughley, Tracy-Ann Oberman and Martin Freeman, this series is from the same acclaimed writer as \u003cb\u003eLove 40 - New Balls Please\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eWaterloo Sunset \u003c\/b\u003eand perfect for fans of \u003cb\u003eClare in the Community \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eFags, Mags and Bags\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMerv - Mervyn Stutter\u003cbr\u003ePam- Lill Roughley\u003cbr\u003eDibden- John Challis\u003cbr\u003ePC Dilkes (Series 1) - Christopher Etteridge\u003cbr\u003ePC Dilkes (Series 2) - Michael Mears\u003cbr\u003eChantal - Tracy-Ann Oberman\u003cbr\u003eNev (Series 1) - Martin Freeman\u003cbr\u003eNev (Series 2\u0026amp;3) - Gyuri Sarossy\u003cbr\u003eGeoffrey McGivern - various\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e23 November - 14 December 2001 (Series 1)\u003cbr\u003e19 March - 18 April 2003 (Series 2)\u003cbr\u003e14 May - 18 June 2004 (Series 3)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eProduction credits\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Mervyn Stutter\u003cbr\u003eMusic by Mervyn Stutter\u003cbr\u003ePerformed by Swamp Things\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Mario Stylianides (Series 1\u0026amp;2) and Simon Nicholls (Series 3)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Written by the extremely funny Mervyn Stutter, this comedy series has a laugh every other line. Expect to see this on TV soon!\"\u003ci\u003e - \u003c\/i\u003eJane Anderson,\u003ci\u003e Radio Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is the comic voice of the Baby Boom.\"-\u003ci\u003e The Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It's a scream! Terribly funny and really well written. I haven't heard a sitcom like that and as funny on Radio 4 for a long long long time.\" - Dillie Keane\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49356901777712,"sku":"BDgwv4","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/347817-gwv4-Square.jpg?v=1734416806","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-gwv4","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}