Jack & Millie

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Jack & Millie
GenreComedy
Running time28 minutes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
Home station BBC Radio 4
Starring Rebecca Front
Jeremy Front
Written byJeremy Front
Directed by David Tyler
Produced by David Tyler
Original release23 February 2017 (2017-02-23) – present
No. of series2 (second series currently in production)
No. of episodes5
Audio format Stereophonic sound

Jack & Millie is a radio sitcom written and created by Jeremy Front and directed and produced by David Tyler. It is centred around Jack and Millie, an older couple who are fully engaged with contemporary life while being at war with the absurdities of the modern world. The show stars real life brother and sister Jeremy and Rebecca Front, and is based on two devised characters that the siblings had been improvising for years.

Contents

The programme was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2017. [1] The second series is currently in production with Pozzitive Television, to be broadcast in late 2020.

Episode list

Series one

No. Episode no. Title Original broadcast date
11"Kafka Died at 39"23 February 2017 (2017-Feb-23)
A phone, a strudel and Franz Kafka combine to make Jack and Millie's day rather complicated. The couple also have to get to grips with a French daughter-in-law, gassy beer, Eye-Closing Leon and a married lifetime's-worth of verbal sparring.
22"Death and the Maven"18 July 2018 (2018-July-18)
When Film Club Leo dies suddenly, Jack and Millie have to make a choice between good behaviour and cheesecake.
33"Special Lunch"25 July 2018 (2018-July-25)
Jack and Millie have a son. And Melvin has an app. And Melvin's wife Delphine has a dog. And Daniel Craig has both his eyebrows.
44"Deliver Us From eBay"1 August 2018 (2018-Aug-01)
Jack and Millie discover the 11th commandment. Thou shalt not try and please a son's scary ex-girlfriend. And what is really in the mysterious neighbour's packages?
55"The Kids Are Alright"8 August 2018 (2018-Aug-08)
All grandkids make mistakes, but only Jack and Millie's do it quite so loudly - and on video.

Reception

The show was celebrated in the Jewish Chronicle as playing against stereotypes, [2] and The Cambridge Geek praised the pilot episode, giving the series 4 stars and writing that "these two have been putting out good stuff long enough that they get an automatic listen". [3]

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References

  1. "Jack & Millie - Radio 4 Sitcom". British Comedy Guide .
  2. "BBC Radio 4 Jewish comedy series. Jack & Millie". thejc.com. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  3. "Jack & Millie".