In the Red, In the Balance, In the Chair, In the End

Last Edited: 17-Apr-2015 A Global British Comedy Collaborative document. Edited by John Lucas
Broadcast source is BBC Radio Four unless otherwise indicated. Recording quality is considered good unless otherwise indicated.

Four programs written by Mark Tavener with Peter Baynham in the first series. A fifth program, Absolute Power, is separately cataloged.

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In the Red

Date	Episode	Title	Cast	Parameters
05-Jan-1995 BBC R7	1	Third Bank Manager Killed, Graham Addison Fourth	Michael Williams, Barry Foster, Peter Woodthorpe, Stephen Moore, Julian Rhind Tutt, Nicholas le Prevost, Susie Brann, Alice Arnold, Benjamin Whitrow, Eva Stuart, Peter Serafinowicz, David Antrobus, Annabel Mullion Writer: Mark Tavener and Peter Baynham Editor: Scott Cherry Director: Paul Schlesinger	27:43, 26000, S
12-Jan-1995 BBC R7	2	Mr. Jeremy Inchcape Shot by Coin	Michael Williams, Barry Foster, Stephen Moore, Julian Rhind Tutt, Peter Woodthorpe, Stephen Fry, John Bird, Benjamin Whitrow, Nicholas le Prevost, Susie Brann, Alice Arnold, Peter Serafinowicz, Annabel Mullion, Jonathan Keeble, Gavin Muir Writer: Mark Tavener and Peter Baynham Editor: Scott Cherry Director: Paul Schlesinger	27:34, 25903, S
19-Jan-1995 BBC R7	3	Mr. Oswald Nicholas Chokes on a Coin Junior Minister Killed in Parliament	Michael Williams, Barry Foster, Peter Woodthorpe, Stephen Moore, Stephen Fry, John Bird, Benjamin Whitrow, Julian Rhind Tutt, Peter Serafinowicz, Nicholas le Prevost, Eva Stuart, Alice Arnold, Simon Greenall, Oliver Senton, Peter Yapp, Toby Longworth, Geoffrey Holland, Tim Hope Writer: Mark Tavener and Peter Baynham Editor: Scott Cherry Director: Paul Schlesinger	27:20, 25636, S
26-Jan-1995 BBC R7	4	George and Max Crash	Michael Williams, Barry Foster, Peter Woodthorpe, Stephen Moore, Stephen Fry, John Bird, Victoria Carling, Benjamin Whitrow, Julian Rhind Tutt, Susie Brann, Peter Serafinowicz, Nicholas le Prevost, Alice Arnold, Annabel Mullion, Jonathan Keeble, Don McCorkindale, Tim Hope Writer: Mark Tavener and Peter Baynham Editor: Scott Cherry Director: Paul Schlesinger	27:35, 25875, S
02-Feb-1995 BBC R7	5	Tal Botting Canvassing/Killing	Michael Williams, Barry Foster, Peter Woodthorpe, Stephen Moore, Stephen Fry, John Bird, Ian McNeice, Victoria Carling, Benjamin Whitrow, Julian Rhind Tutt, Susie Brann, Eva Stuart, Peter Serafinowicz, Nicholas le Prevost, Alice Arnold, Peter Yapp, Richard Turner, Tim Hope Writer: Mark Tavener and Peter Baynham Editor: Scott Cherry Director: Paul Schlesinger	27:44, 26003, S
09-Feb-1995 BBC R7	6		Michael Williams, Barry Foster, Peter Woodthorpe, Stephen Moore, Stephen Fry, John Bird, Benjamin Whitrow, Victoria Carling, Julian Rhind Tutt, Ian McNeice, Jane Slavin, Peter Serafinowicz, Geoffrey Whitehead, Nicholas le Prevost, Alice Arnold, Gavin Muir, Richard Turner, Tim Hope Writer: Mark Tavener and Peter Baynham Editor: Scott Cherry Director: Paul Schlesinger	27:54, 26164, S
16-Feb-1995 BBC R7	7		Michael Williams, Barry Foster, Peter Woodthorpe, Stephen Moore, Stephen Fry, John Bird, Benjamin Whitrow, Susie Brann, Victoria Carling, Julian Rhind Tutt, Ian McNeice, Peter Serafinowicz, Alice Arnold, Geoffrey Whitehead, Paul Shearer, Tim Hope Writer: Mark Tavener and Peter Baynham Editor: Scott Cherry Director: Paul Schlesinger	27:59, 26244, S

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In the Balance

Date	Episode	Title	Cast	Parameters
06-Feb-1997 BBC R7	1		Michael Williams, Barry Foster, Jeremy Clyde, Jim Carter, Robert Bathhurst, Susie Brann, Christian Rodska, Geoffrey Whitehead, Kim Wall, Tracy Ann Oberman, Alison Pettit, loan Meredith, Chris Pavlo, Harriet Katz Writer: Mark Tavener Editor: Scott Cherry Director: Paul Schlesinger	27:50, 26104, S
13-Feb-1997 BBC R7	2		Michael Williams, Barry Foster, Peter Woodthorpe, Jim Carter, Jeremy Clyde, Robert Bathhurst, Susie Brann, Christian Rodska, Joanna Monro, loan Meredith, Chris Pavlo, Kim Wall, Tracy Ann Oberman, Harriet Katz Writer: Mark Tavener Editor: Scott Cherry Director: Paul Schlesinger	27:39, 25928, S
20-Feb-1997 BBC R7	3		Michael Williams, Barry Foster, Peter Woodthorpe, Jim Carter, Jeremy Clyde, Robert Bathhurst, Susie Brann, Christian Rodska, Geoffrey Whitehead, loan Meredith, Chris Pavlo, Tracy Ann Oberman, Shirley Dixon, Keith Wickham Writer: Mark Tavener Editor: Scott Cherry Director: Paul Schlesinger	27:45, 26030, S
27-Feb-1997 BBC R7	4		Michael Williams, Barry Foster, Peter Woodthorpe, Jim Carter, Jeremy Clyde, Robert Bathhurst, Susie Brann, Christian Rodska, Joanna Monro, Giancarlo Ciccone, loan Meredith, Stephen Thorne, Peter Donaldson Writer: Mark Tavener Editor: Scott Cherry Director: Paul Schlesinger	27:42, 25980, S
06-Mar-1997 BBC R7	5		Michael Williams, Barry Foster, Peter Woodthorpe, Jim Carter, Jeremy Clyde, Robert Bathhurst, Susie Brann, Christian Rodska, Joanna Monro, Dave Lamb, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Alex Lowe, Christopher Scott, loan Meredith, Alice Arnold Writer: Mark Tavener Editor: Scott Cherry Director: Paul Schlesinger	27:19, 25614, S
13-Mar-1997 BBC R7	6		Michael Williams, Barry Foster, Peter Woodthorpe, Jim Carter, Jeremy Clyde, Robert Bathhurst, Susie Brann, Christian Rodska, Joanna Monro, Dave Lamb, Sean Baker, Stephen Thorne, loan Meredith, Charlotte Green Writer: Mark Tavener Editor: Scott Cherry Director: Paul Schlesinger	27:36, 25888, S

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In the Chair (see Absolute Power as a sequel)

Date	Episode	Title	Cast	Parameters
05-Jun-1998 BBC R7	1		Michael Williams, Barry Foster, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, John Bird, Richard Griffiths, Rebecca Front, Kenneth Cranham, Susie Brann, Peter Woodthorpe, Geoffrey Whitehead, Jonathan Keeble, Simon Greenall, Brian Parr, Henrietta Garden Writer: Mark Tavener Director: Paul Schlesinger	28:12, 26446, S
12-Jun-1998 BBC R7	2		Michael Williams, Barry Foster, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, John Bird, Richard Griffiths, Rebecca Front, Kenneth Cranham, Susie Brann, Peter Woodthorpe, Geoffrey Whitehead, Jonathan Keeble, Simon Greenall, Brian Parr, Henrietta Garden, Darren Boyd, Rachel Atkins, Harriet Cass Writer: Mark Tavener Director: Paul Schlesinger	27:00, 25326, S
19-Jun-1998 BBC R7	3		Michael Williams, Barry Foster, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, John Bird, Richard Griffiths, Rebecca Front, Kenneth Cranham, Susie Brann, Peter Woodthorpe, Geoffrey Whitehead, Jonathan Keeble, Simon Greenall, Darren Boyd, Rachel Atkins, John Rowe, Harriet Cass Writer: Mark Tavener Director: Paul Schlesinger	27:26, 25730, S
26-Jun-1998 BBC R7	4		Michael Williams, Barry Foster, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, John Bird, Richard Griffiths, Rebecca Front, Kenneth Cranham, Susie Brann, Simon Greenall, Darren Boyd, John Rowe, Chris Pavlo, John Humphrys, Andrew Crawford, Harriet Cass Writer: Mark Tavener Director: Paul Schlesinger	28:02, 26292, S
03-Jul-1998 BBC R7	5		Michael Williams, Barry Foster, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, John Bird, Richard Griffiths, Rebecca Front, Kenneth Cranham, Susie Brann, Peter Woodthorpe, Simon Greenall, Darren Boyd, Brian Parr, Henrietta Garden, Harriet Cass Writer: Mark Tavener Director: Paul Schlesinger	26:56, 25286, S
10-Jul-1998 BBC R7	6		Michael Williams, Barry Foster, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, John Bird, Richard Griffiths, Rebecca Front, Kenneth Cranham, Susie Brann, Peter Woodthorpe, Simon Greenall, Darren Boyd, Brian Parr, Henrietta Garden, Dave Lamb, Harriet Cass Writer: Mark Tavener Director: Paul Schlesinger	26:38, 24980, S

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In the End

Date	Episode	Title	Cast	Parameters
18-Nov-1999 BBC R7	1		Michael Williams, Barry Foster, Jonathan Coy, Anton Rodgers, Rebecca Front, Simon Greenall, Jessica Oyelowo, Peter Woodthorpe, Hugh Parker, Neil McCaul, Chris Pavlo, Beth Chalmers, Harriet Cass Writer: Mark Tavener produced by Dawn Ellis	27:22, 25662, S
25-Nov-1999 BBC R7	2		Michael Williams, Barry Foster, Jonathan Coy, Stephen Fry, John Bird, Anton Rodgers, Rebecca Front, Simon Greenall, Phil Cornwell, Michael Fenton Stevens, Peter Woodthorpe, Hugh Parker, Neil McCaul, Chris Pavlo, Beth Chalmers, Harriet Cass Writer: Mark Tavener produced by Dawn Ellis	27:55, 26184, S
02-Dec-1999 BBC R7	3		Michael Williams, Barry Foster, Jonathan Coy, Stephen Fry, John Bird, Anton Rodgers, Rebecca Front, Jessica Oyelowo, Simon Greenall, Phil Cornwell, Michael Fenton Stevens, Peter Woodthorpe, Hugh Parker, Chris Pavlo, Martin Hyder, Beth Chalmers, Andrew Crawford, Harriet Cass Writer: Mark Tavener produced by Dawn Ellis	27:53, 26150, S
09-Dec-1999 BBC R7	4		Michael Williams, Barry Foster, Jonathan Coy, Stephen Fry, John Bird, Anton Rodgers, Rebecca Front, Jessica Oyelowo, Simon Greenall, Michael Fenton Stevens, Peter Woodthorpe, Hugh Parker, Neil McCaul, Chris Pavlo, David Holt, Beth Chalmers, Harriet Cass Writer: Mark Tavener produced by Dawn Ellis	28:03, 26312, S
16-Dec-1999 BBC R7	5		Michael Williams, Barry Foster, Jonathan Coy, Stephen Fry, John Bird, Anton Rodgers, Rebecca Front, Jessica Oyelowo, Simon Greenall, Phil Cornwell, Michael Fenton Stevens, Hugh Parker, Chris Pavlo, Martin Hyder, David Holt, Gemma Saunders, Harriet Cass Writer: Mark Tavener produced by Dawn Ellis	27:44, 26014, S
23-Dec-1999 BBC R7	6		Michael Williams, Barry Foster, Jonathan Coy, Stephen Fry, John Bird, Anton Rodgers, Rebecca Front, Jessica Oyelowo, Simon Greenall, Harry Towb, Phil Cornwell, Michael Fenton Stevens, Hugh Parker, David Holt, Beth Chalmers, Harriet Cass Writer: Mark Tavener produced by Dawn Ellis	28:02, 26296, S

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