Anything Legal radio show (1984-1985, United Kingdom)
Episode time
30 minutes
Language
English
Charles and George work in the city, one in advertising agency, other works with computers. They share pretty dull lifestyles, but also they have been commuting together for last 15 years. At the same time they learn that their boring and unfulfilling jobs are at risk. Not wanting to lose face they decide to keep it a secret from their wives, but also from each other. Once they learn they are unemployed they put their heads together and decide to establish a company of their own. There is just one snag, or rather two - they have no idea what they wanna do for business are not that good at anything really. So they come up with great idea - they will offer any services anyone would require, as long it is within boundaries of the law.
Wally K. Daly was an author of a wide range of radio plays, but also scripts for TV. Most of his works were comedies, but with time moved into more serious themes. Two main characters were played by Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles, who were perfect to play the parts of upper class gentlemen bored with their jobs and lives. The script itself had a really slow pace (it took main characters 2 episodes to reach point, in which they decide to establish their own company), so it was a bit of waste of Hewlett and Knowles talents. It is decent old-fashioned radio comedy, but nothing more.
Creators of Anything Legal
screenplay
Cast of Anything Legal
as George
as Charles
as Hilary
as Isabel
as Marjorie
Trivia about Anything Legal
Hewlett and Knowles
Two main characters in Anything Legal were played by pair of actors that worked together before, as Lieutenant Reynolds and Captain Ashwood in long-running It Ain’t Half Hot Mum created by great duo Jimmy Perry and David Croft. Few years after Anything Legal they were coupled again in You Rang, M’Lord? (again by Jimmy Perry and David Croft) as George and Teddy Meldrum.
