蜜芽传媒

Terry Lyon, assistant head keeper of Southwood Zoo, trusts animals because most people think he's a waste of space.

But as the zoo lurches towards bankruptcy, his future looks bleak.

DA Barham's eight-part sitcom stars Peter Serafinowicz.

Terry ...... Peter Serafinowicz
Leonard ...... Chris Emmett
Maureen ...... Geraldine Fitzgerald
Derek ...... Wayne Forester
George ...... Geoff Fitzgerald
Stephanie ...... Joanna Munro
Adam ...... Richard Pearce

DA Barham - alias Debbie Ann - used her gently gender-obscured writing name. Aged just 15, she'd sent in comedy scripts to the 蜜芽传媒. She tragically died in 2003 from heart failure due to anorexia, aged just 26.

In her short, brilliant comedy career, she'd written for The News Huddlines, Spitting Image, The News Quiz, Weekending, Loose Ends, as well as big names like Bob Monkhouse, Graham Norton, Rory Bremner and Clive Anderson.

Producer: Richard Wilson.

First broadcast on 蜜芽传媒 Radio 2 in August 1996.