"Looneys" (1986) Sanity blurs as Arnold faces a world stranger than himself.

Support the Archive Buy Me A Coffee ☕ https://buymeacoffee.com/jr_the_old_r... Preserving classic radio drama, one story at a time. Classic Old Time Radio, vintage radio shows, the Golden Age of radio, BBC Radio, murder, mystery, drama, comedy, scifi, westerns. ========================================== Arnold Gosport, a man teetering on the edge of eccentricity, finds his already fragile grip on normality tested when he becomes entangled with a chaotic collection of misfits whose behaviour makes his own seem almost reasonable. As bizarre events escalate and the boundaries between sanity and absurdity blur, Arnold is forced to confront the possibility that the world around him may be far stranger than anything happening inside his head. The result is a surreal, darkly comic tale in which identity, instability, and human oddity collide, leaving Arnold to navigate a reality that refuses to behave sensibly. Saturday-Night Theatre: Looneys Sat 30th Aug 1986, 7:00 p.m. on BBC Radio 4 FM By John Antrobus With Robert Stephens as Arnold Gosport Arnold Gosport, playing 'Elephant Bill', was big box office. Now the years have passed and his crazy family are driving him to drink. Things get worse when two escaped lunatics break into their home and hold them hostage. Can 'Elephant Bill' prevent his home and life becoming a personal madhouse? Piano: Martin Goldstein Flute: Carol Brown Director: Gerry Jones Arnold Gosport: Robert Stephens Mother: Sheila Grant Roger: Jonathan Tafler Katey: Jenny Funnell Digby: Edward de Souza Brian: John Antrobus Eric: Ronald Herdman Helen: Kate Percival Policeman: Gordon Reid