Street and Lane

Street and Lane is a BBC Radio 4 radio comedy series written by Dave Sheasby and Ian McMillan. The show ran for two series which aired in 2005 and 2007. The first series featured Nicholas Lane as Johnny Street, with Shaun Dooley taking over the role for the second series. In both series, the part of Arthur Lane was played by Fine Time Fontayne.

Street and Lane
GenreSituation comedy
Running time30 minutes
Country of originUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Language(s)English
Home stationBBC Radio 4
StarringNicholas Lane (series 1)
Shaun Dooley (series 2)
Fine Time Fontayne
Written byDave Sheasby
Ian McMillan
Produced byDavid Hunter
Original releaseAugust 2005 –
January 2007
No. of series2
No. of episodes8
Audio formatStereophonic sound
WebsiteStreet and Lane at BBC Radio 4 Extra

Cast

Plot

The main characters, Johnny Street and Arthur Lane play partners in a small Yorkshire building firm. The series records their rather odd experiences in Yorkshire suburbia, doing a variety of small and large jobs for householders. Street and Lane often wax philosophical to each other about life, the Universe, and everything. Lane worked for Street's father in the firm, which apparently suffered from certain financial irregularities. Street gave up a teaching career to rescue the family business. The humour is understated, lurking under a stereotypically laconic Yorkshire mindset.

Various running jokes are used. "Head Office calling!" means Mrs. Street, who fields customer calls at home, is calling Johnny on his mobile phone. The "lady with the boiler on Misperton Avenue" is a fictional customer used as an all-purpose excuse for not being able to take on a job right away (the builders do not want to seem desperate for business) or for making a quick exit from an embarrassing situation.

Episodes

Series One
No. Episode No. Title Original airdate
11"Patio Martial"19 August 2005 (2005-08-19)
22"Blues on the Stairs"26 August 2005 (2005-08-26)
33"Singing Detectives"2 September 2005 (2005-09-02)
44"Hitting the Highs"9 September 2005 (2005-09-09)

Series Two
No. Episode No. Title Original airdate
51"Ringing the Changes"3 January 2007 (2007-01-03)
62"Fade to Black"10 January 2007 (2007-01-10)
73"Estimates Day"17 January 2007 (2007-01-17)
84"Going for Broke"24 January 2007 (2007-01-24)

Broadcast History

The show has been repeated on BBC Radio 4 Extra.[1][2]

References
  1. "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Street and Lane, Series 1". BBC. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  2. "BBC Radio 4 Extra - Street and Lane, Series 2". BBC. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
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