
Mind Your Own Business!
A BBC Radio Vintage Comedy
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Narrated by:
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Annee Blott
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Annette Crosbie
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Bernard Cribbins
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Frank Thornton
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John Kane
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By:
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Andrew Palmer
About this listen
All four series of the hilarious adventures of tycoon Jimmy Bright and accountant Russell Farrow - starring Bernard Cribbins, Frank Thornton and Annette Crosbie
It’s the 1980s: business is big, the shoulder pads are bigger and Jimmy Bright is a tycoon on a mission… He’s got big dreams and the only thing standing between him and a millionaire lifestyle is accountant, Russell Farrow, whose attention to financial detail is unsurpassed. The two must rub along if Jimmy’s business, BrightCo, is to succeed but they seem to have very different views on what success looks like.
There’s plenty keeping the duo busy; there are business takeovers to contend with, relocation issues to consider and not to mention a blossoming office romance - is Russell falling for Sue the secretary or just putting in a lot of overtime?
Set in an era when Thatcher was boss, money was everything and consumption was king, this vintage comedy from the BBC is pitch perfect. All four series collected together for the first time ever, this is a hilarious listen, that will have you laughing out loud as the two men try and make the most of some truly terrible situations.
Bernard Cribbins’s career spanned over seven decades. He became known in the 1960s for his appearances in such comedy films as Two-Way Stretch and the Carry On series. His other screen credits include The Railway Children, Alfred Hitchcock’s Frenzy, Fawlty Towers and several appearances in Dr Who. Frank Thornton played the unforgettable Captain Peacock in TV sitcom Are You Being Served?. He also appeared in the role of Herbert 'Truly’ Truelove in the hugely popular TV sitcom Last of the Summer Wine. BAFTA award winning actress Annette Crosbie OBE is best known for her role as Margaret Meldrew in the BBC sitcom One Foot in the Grave.
NB: Series 2 Episode 3 has unfortunately been lost to time, and due to the age of the source material, the sound quality may vary.
Cast and credits
Written by Andrew Palmer
Produced by Edward Taylor
Jimmy Bright - Bernard Cribbins
Russell Farrow - Frank Thornton
Nan Forbes - Annette Crosbie
Sue Plant - Annee Blott
Bacon/Jacko - John Kane
Youth/Man/Tenko - Paul B Davies
Sir William Penny - Dennis Ramsden
Colonel Jagger - John Graham
Soyamoto - Kenneth Connor
Mum - Patricia Hayes
First Broadcast BBC Radio 2, 22 Dec 1987 – 26 Jan 1988 (series 1), 28 Apr - 2 Jun 1989 (series 2), 6 Apr - 11 May 1990 (series 3), 3 May - 14 Jun 1991 (series 4).
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