Anything Legal: A Tale of Two City Gents

Wally K. Daly's 1980s comedy about a pair of new entrepreneurs who'll do anything...as long as it's legalBest friends George and Charles have been commuting to work together for 15 years. Then, one fateful day, they both find out that they're being laid off. For a while, they keep the news secret and carry on as normal, but eventually they have no choice but to admit the truth. It's time to take action and find alternative employment - but how?When the Job Centre proves a dead end, they set up an agency offering their services. They'll do anything - as long as it's legal... Their first ventures meet with mixed results: a commission to compose a poem gets them into hot water; a spoilt ambassador's son leads Charles a merry dance, and George has a spot of bother tailing a bizarre giant. Worried that they're not getting enough clients, the duo take on a new secretary, go on a business course that sets tongues wagging, try to improve their DIY skills and branch out into hypnotherapy - but with their business struggling, they're forced to turn to Nanny...Created by well-known radio and TV writer Wally K. Daly, this entertaining sitcom stars Donald Hewlett and Michael Knowles (It Ain't Half Hot Mum) as Charles and George, with a veteran cast including Norma Ronald (The Men from the Ministry) and Dilys Laye (Carry on Camping).NB: Contains some dated language and attitudesProduction creditsWritten by Wally K. DalyProduced by John Fawcett WilsonTheme music by Jim ParkerCastCharles - Donald HewlettGeorge - Michael KnowlesHilary - Norma RonaldGJ - Tony AnholtFuturistics Manager - David RyallBilly - Michael BiltonHarry the Publican - Colin StarkeyMr Rollings - Jon GloverTicket Collector - Renu SetnaBlack Market Job Salesman - Ron PemberWaitress - Sonia FraserPublican - Douglas BlackwellIsabel - Madeline SmithLittle Willy - Stephen GreifSimon - Elizabeth ProudMiss Folliate - Frances JeaterBelinda Bustrom - Sherrie HewsonJob Applicant - Helena BreckFiona Fenning - Jennifer CroxtonCourse Chairman/Ghost- Henry StamperAdvertising Lecturer - John KaneFinance Lecturer - Peter CellierMr Hunter - Roland MacLeodMarjorie - Dilys LayeNanny - Marjorie WithersFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 12 November 1984-7 January 1985(c) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd(p) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd