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1. The Third Way

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Fiona tries Barney's theory to put the spark back. Love, marriage and despair for three couples. Stars Jack Docherty. From 2016.

Fiona tests Barney's theory about how to put the spark back into your marriage, much to Barney's annoyance. Evan is housebound, sitting in a rubber ring. And David is worried about his memory.

Jack Docherty's sitcom about three marriages in various states of disrepair. Barney and Cathy have been married for ages and it shows, Evan and Fiona's marriage is one big, noisy argument and David is old enough to be Alice's father.

Start/Stop follows the story of these three couples as they try to make the best of things. The characters stop the action, explain themselves to the audience and start up again.

Starring:

Couple 1:

Barney ...... Jack Docherty
Cathy ...... Kerry Godliman

Couple 2:

Evan ...... John Thomson
Fiona ...... Fiona Allen

Couple 3:

David ...... Charlie Higson
Alice ...... Laura Aikman

Producer: Claire Jones

A ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Studios production for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4 first broadcast in July 2016.

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Sat 23 Aug 2025 22:30

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Credits

Role Contributor
Barney Jack Docherty
Cathy Kerry Godliman
Evan John Thomson
Fiona Fiona Allen
David Charlie Higson
Alice Laura Aikman
Producer Claire Jones
Writer Jack Docherty

Broadcasts

  • Fri 29 Jul 2016 11:30
  • Tue 28 Aug 2018 18:30
  • Sun 3 Nov 2019 07:30
  • Sun 3 Nov 2019 17:30
  • Sun 3 Nov 2019 22:00
  • Mon 4 Nov 2019 05:30
  • Sun 27 Jun 2021 12:30
  • Sun 27 Jun 2021 17:30
  • Sun 27 Jun 2021 22:00
  • Mon 28 Jun 2021 05:30
  • Sat 3 Jul 2021 15:00
  • Sun 4 Jul 2021 03:00
  • Sun 1 Oct 2023 22:00
  • Sat 23 Aug 2025 22:30