''Alone'' is a

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situation comedy which stars

Angus Deayton Gordon Angus Deayton (; born 6 January 1956) is an English actor, writer, musician, comedian and broadcaster. Deayton was the original presenter of two successful British comedy panel shows, ''Have I Got News for You'' (1990–2002) and ''Woul ...

and is written by

Moray Hunter Moray Hunter (born October 1957) is a Scottish comedian, writer and performer. He starred in the Channel 4 sketch show, '' Absolutely''. Alongside Jack Docherty, he played one half of the eccentric double-act, Don and George, in ''Absolutely'' ...

. The show began with a pilot episode in January 2017, with the first series following on 26 April 2018. A third series began on 7 April 2021 followed by a fourth in August 2022.

Cast

as Mitch *

Pearce Quigley Pearce Quigley is an English actor of the stage and screen. Quigley's credits include '' Pie in the Sky'', ''Happiness'' (2001-2003), ''Cutting It'' (2002 - 2005), '' Millions'' (2004), '' Born Equal'' (2006), ''Within the Whirlwind'' (2009), '' ...

as Will *

Abigail Cruttenden Abigail Lucy Cruttenden (born 23 March 1968) is an English actress. After beginning her career as a child actress, she went on to play opposite Sean Bean as his character Richard Sharpe's wife Jane in several episodes of the TV series '' Sharp ...

as Ellie *

Kate Isitt Kate Isitt is an English actress known for her role as beauty therapist Sally Harper in the BBC television situation comedy '' Coupling''. From 1995 to 1998, she played Alison, a secretary in a solicitors' office, in '' Is It Legal?''. Isitt h ...

as Louisa *

Bennett Arron Bennett Arron is a Welsh writer and stand-up comedian. Background Born in Port Talbot to the only Jewish family in the area, Bennett Arron moved to London to attend the drama school, the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts. After leaving drama s ...

as Morris

Plot

Middle-aged and widowed Mitch is living in a converted North London Victorian house, divided into flats, with the house owner and half-brother Will who works as a translator from home. In the neighbouring flats is nervous and shy teacher Ellie who secretly has a crush on Mitch, frightfully honest but frustrated actress Louisa, and dimwitted IT nerd Morris. All four find their way to bothering Mitch with regularity.

Episodes

Pilot

Series one

Series two

Series three

Series four

Development

The show pilot was commissioned as part of a group of six shows which aired together on 7 January 2017. The first series was confirmed on 17 August 2017. The return for the second series was announced on 9 January 2018.

Broadcast history

The show originally aired on BBC Radio 4, with repeats also airing the following week on

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References

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External links

British Comedy Guide
BBC Radio comedy programmes 2017 radio programme debuts BBC Radio 4 programmes