''Street and Lane'' is a
BBC Radio 4 radio comedy series written by
Dave Sheasby and
Ian McMillan. The show ran for two series which aired in 2005 and 2007. The first series featured
Nicholas Lane
Nicholas Lane (-1644) was an English surveyor and cartographer, active in the early part of the seventeenth century, rising to prominence in his works for King Charles I.
Birth and early life
He was probably born at or near Cobham in Surrey. ...
as Johnny Street, with
Shaun Dooley taking over the role for the second series. In both series, the part of Arthur Lane was played by
Fine Time Fontayne.
Cast
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Nicholas Lane
Nicholas Lane (-1644) was an English surveyor and cartographer, active in the early part of the seventeenth century, rising to prominence in his works for King Charles I.
Birth and early life
He was probably born at or near Cobham in Surrey. ...
(series one) and
Shaun Dooley (series two) as Johnny Street
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Fine Time Fontayne as Arthur Lane
Plot
The main characters, Johnny Street and Arthur Lane play partners in a small
Yorkshire building firm. The series records their rather odd experiences in Yorkshire suburbia, doing a variety of small and large jobs for householders. Street and Lane often wax philosophical to each other about life, the Universe, and everything. Lane worked for Street's father in the firm, which apparently suffered from certain financial irregularities. Street gave up a teaching career to rescue the family business. The humour is understated, lurking under a stereotypically laconic Yorkshire mindset.
Various running jokes are used. "Head Office calling!" means Mrs. Street, who fields customer calls at home, is calling Johnny on his mobile phone. The "lady with the boiler on Misperton Avenue" is a fictional customer used as an all-purpose excuse for not being able to take on a job right away (the builders do not want to seem desperate for business) or for making a quick exit from an embarrassing situation.
Episodes
Series One
Series Two
Broadcast History
The show has been repeated on
BBC Radio 4 Extra
BBC Radio 4 Extra (formerly BBC Radio 7) is a British digital radio station from the BBC, broadcasting archived repeats of comedy, drama and documentary programmes nationally, 24 hours a day. It is the sister station of BBC Radio 4 and the p ...
.
References
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External links
epguides.com
BBC Radio comedy programmes
2005 radio programme debuts
BBC Radio 4 programmes