Share and Share Alike (radio series) explained

Share and Share Alike
Format:	Sitcom
Runtime:	30 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Home Station:	BBC Radio 4
Syndicates:	BBC Radio 4 Extra
Producer:	John Dyas
Num Series:	1
Num Episodes:	9

Share and Share Alike is a British radio sitcom that aired on BBC Radio 4 from 24 July to 18 September 1978.^{[1] [2]} Written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles, the series starred Hugh Paddick and Michael Robbins as two brothers who must learn to live peacefully with one another to inherit the fortune from their mother's will.^[3]

Cast

• Hugh Paddick as Leslie Burrows
• Michael Robbins as Jack Burrows
• Elizabeth Morgan as Janice
• Denis Bond as Ron

Episodes

All episodes were written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles, and produced by John Dyas.^[4]

Production

An original pilot episode was recorded on 19 January 1975, but was never broadcast. Reg Varney and Roy Kinnear starred as the two brothers.^[5]

Producer John Dyas had previously worked as producer on the Dad's Army radio series, written by Harold Snoad and Michael Knowles and broadcast from 1974 to 1976.^{[6] [7]} Sixty-seven episodes of the television series were adapted for radio.

Archival status

Due to the BBC's policy of wiping material after broadcast, only three episodes of the series were kept in the BBC's archives: "Missing Persons", "Shared Interests", and the final episode, "The Séance". However, in 2001, as part of the BBC's Treasure Hunt campaign, Harold Snoad returned copies of the entire series, including the unbroadcast pilot episode, to the BBC's radio department.

Media release

In November 2023, the series was commercially released for the first time, distributed by BBC Digital Audio as a digital audiobook.^[8]

See also

• Dad's Army radio series, a series of adaptations, written by Snoad and Knowles, of the television series of Dad's Army
• It Sticks Out Half a Mile, a radio sitcom by Snoad and Knowles that ran from 1983 to 1984

External links

• Share and Share Alike at The British Comedy & Drama Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Arnold . Steve . 2005 . Share and Share Alike . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231228235847/http://www.britishcomedy.org.uk/comedy/sharealike.html . 28 December 2023 . 29 December 2023 . The British Comedy & Drama Website.
2. Web site: Share and Share Alike . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231228235851/https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/search/0/20?order=first&filt=is_radio&q=Share+and+Share+Alike#top . 28 December 2023 . 29 December 2023 . . BBC.
3. Web site: Share And Share Alike - Radio 4 Sitcom . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231230001138/https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/share_and_share_alike/ . 30 December 2023 . 30 December 2023 . . en.
4. Web site: BBC Radio 4 Extra - Share and Share Alike - Episode guide . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240109121927/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000lvt6/episodes/guide . 9 January 2024 . 9 January 2024 . . en-GB.
5. Web site: 2005 . missing episodes articles . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231229235902/https://obversebooks.co.uk/missingepisodes/audiofinds.htm . 29 December 2023 . 30 December 2023 . Missing Episodes.
6. Web site: John Dyas . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231229235901/https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/john_dyas/ . 29 December 2023 . 30 December 2023 . . en.
7. Web site: Wolf . Ian . About Dad's Army . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231229235901/https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/dads_army/about/ . 29 December 2023 . 30 December 2023 . . en.
8. Web site: Share And Share Alike Audio Download . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240229235307/https://www.comedy.co.uk/radio/share_and_share_alike/shop/7954/share-and-share-alike/ . 29 February 2024 . 30 December 2023 . . en.