Getting Nowhere Fast

Getting Nowhere Fast
Genre Comedy
Running time 30 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language(s) English
Home station BBC Radio 4
Starring Mervyn Stutter,
Lill Roughley,
Tracy-Ann Oberman,
John Challis,
Christopher Ettridge,
Martin Freeman
Writer(s) Mervyn Stutter
Producer(s) Mario Stylianides
Air dates since 2001
No. of series 3
Audio format Stereophonic sound
Opening theme Getting Nowhere Fast, played by Mervyn Stutter and the Swamp Things.

Getting Nowhere Fast is a BBC Radio sitcom written by and starring the comedian and musician Mervyn Stutter.[1]

Stutter plays "Merv" the co-owner and manager of "The Cyber Pass", a former "vodka'n'veggies" bistro converted into an Internet Cafe. Actress Lill Roughley plays Pamela Baverstock, Merv's ex-wife and the other co-owner of the bistro. Pamela's rich property-developer husband Dominic keeps her in a fine house, in the front garden of which Merv lives in a small caravan. Dominic is never heard from directly, but constantly phones Pamela on her mobile, although he has trouble remembering who she is, so busy is he with his international business interests. Pamela married Dominic after Merv left to pursue a career as a rock musician, leaving her in charge of the bistro they opened together while still a couple.

The action of the show revolves around the relationship between Pamela and Merv, with many distractions from the surreal characters who frequent the bistro. Much use is made of character catchphrases to elicit audience reaction. Musical links by Stutter comment on the plot.

Characters

References

  1. Radio on Mervyn Stutter's website.

External links

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