Down the Line

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Down the Line is a British radio comedy series presented as a spoof phone-in show, known for its improvised style and satirical take on talk radio.

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instanceOf radio comedy series
characterPortrayedBy Gary Bellamy – Rhys Thomas NERFINISHED
coCreator Charlie Higson NERFINISHED
Felix Dexter NERFINISHED
Lucy Montgomery NERFINISHED
Margaret Cabourn-Smith NERFINISHED
Paul Whitehouse NERFINISHED
Rhys Thomas NERFINISHED
Simon Day NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
featuresCharacter Gary Bellamy NERFINISHED
firstBroadcastOn BBC Radio 4 NERFINISHED
format spoof phone-in show
genre radio comedy
satire
hasCastMember Charlie Higson NERFINISHED
Felix Dexter NERFINISHED
Lucy Montgomery NERFINISHED
Margaret Cabourn-Smith NERFINISHED
Paul Whitehouse NERFINISHED
Simon Day NERFINISHED
hasProductionTechnique improvisation
scripted framework with improvised dialogue
hasSpinOff Bellamy’s People NERFINISHED
hasSubject British society
current affairs
popular culture
influencedBy British talk radio culture
intendedAudience adult listeners
medium radio
narrativeDevice fake live phone-in callers
notableCharacteristic deadpan presentation as genuine phone-in
satirical treatment of callers and topics
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork BBC Radio 4 NERFINISHED
parodies talk radio phone-in shows
producer BBC
starred Rhys Thomas NERFINISHED
style improvised

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Paul Whitehouse performedIn Down the Line