Clement doesn't live here anymore
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Clement Doesn't Live Here Anymore is a British
radio comedy
series that aired on BBC Radio 4
for two series between November 2005 and June 2007.
The theme tune for the show is "There's A Ghost In My House
" by R. Dean Taylor
.
Written by Marc Haynes
and Chris Heath, the sitcom features Clement, an overweight, sexually liberated ghost who haunts the house in which he died - now inhabited by an upwardly mobile couple, Andrew and Georgia Dowie, with whom he shares living space, leisure time and far too much information about personal hygiene. Guests in the first series included TV presenter Richard Bacon
, Sharon Horgan
and Barry Cryer
, who provided the voice of God.
in London between January and February 2007. The series was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Mondays at 11.30am from 14 May 2007. It was the Radio Choice of the day in The Times
on the first day of broadcast.
United Kingdom
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radio comedy
Radio comedy
Radio comedy, or comedic radio programming, is a radio broadcast that may involve sitcom elements, sketches and various types of comedy found on other media. It may also include more surreal or fantastic elements, as these can be conveyed on a small budget with just a few sound effects or some...
series that aired 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...
for two series between November 2005 and June 2007.
The theme tune for the show is "There's A Ghost In My House
There's a Ghost in My House
"There's a Ghost in My House" is a song written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, and Eddie Holland of Motown Records, together with R. Dean Taylor. It was originally recorded by Taylor in 1966....
" by R. Dean Taylor
R. Dean Taylor
R. Dean Taylor is a Canadian singer, most famous as a recording artist, songwriter and record producer for Motown Records company during the 1960s and 1970s...
.
Summary
Clement never achieved much in life, but he always assumed death would be an end to the misery. When he returns as a ghost, still overweight yet even more anonymous, he discovers a whole new world of humiliation.Series 1 (2005)
- 9 November: "The Phantom Menace"
- 16 November: "The Ghost Writer"
- 23 November: "One Wedding and a Funeral"
- 30 November: "The Nearly Departed"
- 7 December: "Chanelling the Dead"
- 14 December: "Goodbye Mr Clement"
Written by Marc Haynes
Marc Haynes
Marc Haynes is an English comedy writer and radio broadcaster.- Biography :Marc Haynes was brought up in London and won the 1998 edition of The Daily Telegraph Open Mic Award for stand-up comedy, the finals of which also featured Stephen Merchant and Dan Antopolski.- Radio :From 2004 to 2007, he...
and Chris Heath, the sitcom features Clement, an overweight, sexually liberated ghost who haunts the house in which he died - now inhabited by an upwardly mobile couple, Andrew and Georgia Dowie, with whom he shares living space, leisure time and far too much information about personal hygiene. Guests in the first series included TV presenter Richard Bacon
Richard Bacon (television presenter)
Richard Paul Bacon is an English television and radio presenter.Bacon's first high-profile media role was as a presenter of Blue Peter, from which he was sacked in 1998 following newspaper reports of him taking cocaine...
, Sharon Horgan
Sharon Horgan
Sharon Horgan is an Irish actress, writer and comedienne.Horgan was born in London and moved to Dublin at age seven. She grew up in Bellewstown, Co. Meath, Ireland. She went to school in the Sacred Heart Secondary School in Drogheda. Later she went on to an English degree at Brunel University...
and Barry Cryer
Barry Cryer
Barry Charles Cryer OBE is a British writer and comedian. Cryer has written for many noted performers, including Dave Allen, Stanley Baxter, Jack Benny, Rory Bremner, George Burns, Jasper Carrott, Tommy Cooper, Les Dawson, Dick Emery, Kenny Everett, Bruce Forsyth, David Frost, Bob Hope, Frankie...
, who provided the voice of God.
Series 2 (2007)
Series 2 was recorded at The Drill HallThe Drill Hall
The Drill Hall is a theatrical venue in Bloomsbury in the London Borough of Camden, just to the east of Tottenham Court Road. It contains rehearsal rooms and meeting rooms, and two small theatres - the 200-seat Drill Hall 1 and a 50-seat studio space, known as Drill Hall 2. Its name derives from...
in London between January and February 2007. The series was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on Mondays at 11.30am from 14 May 2007. It was the Radio Choice of the day in The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
on the first day of broadcast.
- 14 May: "Truly Madly Deeply Unacceptable" (guest starring Roger SlomanRoger SlomanRoger Sloman is an English actor. Born in the Harlesden district of London, he has performed in dozens of television and film appearances since the late 1970s...
as Sandy the racist) - 21 May: "9½ Squeaks"
- 28 May: "Georgia On My Mind"
- 4 June: "Whoo-hoo Do You Think You Are?"
- 11 June: "ASBO-lutely Fabulous" (guest starring Melanie HudsonMelanie HudsonMelanie Hudson is an English actress and comedian, one half of the double act Hudson and Pepperdine along with Vicki Pepperdine . The pair wrote and star in BBC Radio 4's The Hudson and Pepperdine Show....
) - 18 June: "Love Is Dead" (guest starring Geoffrey WhiteheadGeoffrey WhiteheadGeoffrey Whitehead is an English actor. He has appeared in a huge range of television, film and radio roles. In the theatre, he has played at the Shakespeare Globe, St...
and Julia FosterJulia FosterJulia Foster is a British actress.Foster's credits include the films The Bargee with Harry H. Corbett, Alfie with Michael Caine, Half a Sixpence with Tommy Steele, and Percy with Hywel Bennett...
)
External links
- Clement Doesn't Live Here Anymore at bbc.co.uk/programmes