The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience
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The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience was a radio situation comedy
, initially broadcast on BBC Radio 4
. It starred Patrick Barlow
and Imelda Staunton
(who had previously worked together in a TV sitcom, Is It Legal?
in 1996) as the bickering hosts of their own radio program. The show was written by Patrick Barlow
, who is also the creator of the National Theatre of Brent
, in which he, in his alter ego of Desmond Olivier Dingle, serves as artistic director and chief actor.
Patrick and Maureen Maybe (Barlow and Staunton) are the hosts of their own radio program: The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience. Patrick is a husband with a roving eye, his wife Maureen is insanely jealous, and the guests who visit their program are invariably humiliated and/or in tears by the end of the evening.
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
, initially broadcast on BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
. It starred Patrick Barlow
Patrick Barlow
Patrick Barlow is an English actor, comedian and playwright. His comedic alter ego, Desmond Olivier Dingle, is the founder, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of the two-man National Theatre of Brent, which has performed on stage, on television and on radio.-Radio:Barlow is the scriptwriter, as...
and Imelda Staunton
Imelda Staunton
Imelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton, OBE is an English actress. She is perhaps best known for her performances in the British comedy television series Up the Garden Path, the Harry Potter film series and Vera Drake...
(who had previously worked together in a TV sitcom, Is It Legal?
Is It Legal?
Is It Legal? is a British television sitcom set in a solicitors office in Hounslow, west London, which ran from 1995 to 1998. It was produced by Hartswood Films and was shown on ITV for Series 1-2 and Channel 4 for Series 3...
in 1996) as the bickering hosts of their own radio program. The show was written by Patrick Barlow
Patrick Barlow
Patrick Barlow is an English actor, comedian and playwright. His comedic alter ego, Desmond Olivier Dingle, is the founder, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of the two-man National Theatre of Brent, which has performed on stage, on television and on radio.-Radio:Barlow is the scriptwriter, as...
, who is also the creator of the National Theatre of Brent
National Theatre of Brent
The National Theatre of Brent is a British comedy double-act, in the form of a mock two-man theatre troupe. Patrick Barlow plays Desmond Olivier Dingle, the troupe's founder, Artistic Director and Chief Executive...
, in which he, in his alter ego of Desmond Olivier Dingle, serves as artistic director and chief actor.
Patrick and Maureen Maybe (Barlow and Staunton) are the hosts of their own radio program: The Patrick and Maureen Maybe Music Experience. Patrick is a husband with a roving eye, his wife Maureen is insanely jealous, and the guests who visit their program are invariably humiliated and/or in tears by the end of the evening.
Cast
- Patrick Maybe - Patrick BarlowPatrick BarlowPatrick Barlow is an English actor, comedian and playwright. His comedic alter ego, Desmond Olivier Dingle, is the founder, Artistic Director and Chief Executive of the two-man National Theatre of Brent, which has performed on stage, on television and on radio.-Radio:Barlow is the scriptwriter, as...
- Maureen Maybe - Imelda StauntonImelda StauntonImelda Mary Philomena Bernadette Staunton, OBE is an English actress. She is perhaps best known for her performances in the British comedy television series Up the Garden Path, the Harry Potter film series and Vera Drake...
- Professor Willow-Withings - Peter JonesPeter JonesPeter Jones or Pete Jones may refer to:*Peter Jones , English actor*Peter Jones , Australian rules footballer for Carlton...
Episodes
- 1-1 - Stella GonetStella GonetStella Gonet is a Scottish theatre, film and TV actress.- Career :Gonet trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and is known for playing Beatrice Eliott, one of the two lead roles, in three series of the television drama, The House Of Eliott and Chief Executive Officer Jayne...
and Jack DavenportJack DavenportJack Davenport is an English actor, best known for his roles in the television series This Life, Coupling and as James Norrington in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. He has also appeared in many other Hollywood films such as The Talented Mr. Ripley...
are the guests. Broadcast 5 January 1999 - 1-2 - Juliet StevensonJuliet StevensonJuliet Anne Virginia Stevenson, CBE is an English actor of stage and screen.- Early life :Stevenson was born in Kelvedon, Essex, England, the daughter of Virginia Ruth , a teacher, and Michael Guy Stevenson, an army officer. Stevenson's father was in the army and was posted to a new place every...
and Leonie MellingerLeonie MellingerLeonie Mellinger is a British actress. In the television mini-series Small World she played a central double role portraying the twins Angelica and Lily.Mellinger trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama...
are the guests. Broadcast 12 January 1999 - 1-3 - Mike SmithMike Smith (television presenter)Mike Smith is a British television, radio presenter, racing driver, pilot, and businessman.-Radio career:...
and Sarah GreeneSarah GreeneSarah Greene is a British television personality well known for presenting live TV: long-running series e.g. Blue Peter, from 19 May 1980 until 27 June 1983, Saturday Superstore, Going Live for 10 years and big event/awards shows.- Early life and career :Greene was born in London, England, the...
are the guests. Broadcast 19 January 1999 - 1-4 - The guest is Rachel WeiszRachel WeiszRachel Hannah Weisz born 7 March 1970)is an English-American film and theatre actress and former fashion model. She started her acting career at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, where she co-founded the theatrical group Cambridge Talking Tongues...
. Broadcast 26 January 1999