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When Nottingham Virgin Records displays the Sex Pistols album Never Mind The Bollocks in the window, the local police take offence. The local shop manager looks like he might take the rap when Virgin boss Richard Branson manufactures a row and the case goes to court. The stage is set for a showdown between Sir John Mortimer QC and the local guardians of morality. And it's more than just strong language that's on trial. Michael Eaton's drama evokes England of the late 1970s - a time of strikes, poverty and power cuts. Against this background, the country's attitude to the Sex Pistols, punk and the angry youth they represented is tested. Regina v Searle was heard at Court Three at Nottingham’s Guildhall on the chill morning of November 27, 1977. Witnesses included artist Caroline Coon, and the stern Scottish Professor James Kinsley of Nottingham University, an expert in Medieval Linguistics. Cast: Nicholas Boulton as David Ritchie QC, and Inspector Phil Newton Jon Culshaw as John Lydon, Richard Branson and Malcolm McLaren Philip Jackson as The Narrator Alistair McGowan as John Mortimer QC Alana Ramsey as WPC Julie Storey Wilf Scolding as Christopher Searle and Sergeant Stone John Wark as Professor Kinsley Gemma Whelan as The Commentator Writer: Michael Eaton Director: David Morley Sound Presentation: Wilfredo Acosta Sound Design: Tom Maggs A Perfectly Normal production for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio 4