The Unthinkable Solutions team
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Genre | Situation comedy |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Language(s) | English |
Home station | BBC Radio 4 |
Syndicates | BBC Radio 4 Extra |
Starring |
David Mitchell Catherine Shepherd Emma Kennedy Beth Chalmers |
Created by | James Cary |
Written by | James Cary |
Produced by | Adam Bromley |
Original release | 16 October 2001 | – 19 October 2005
No. of series | 4 |
No. of episodes | 21 |
Audio format | Stereophonic sound |
Website | BBC iPlayer Radio page |
Think the Unthinkable is an audience sitcom about hapless management consultants, written by James Cary and first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001. It starred , David Mitchell, Catherine Shepherd, Emma Kennedy and Beth Chalmers. Each week the team of consultants inflict their unique brand of help on unsuspecting companies. It won a Silver Sony Award for Comedy in 2002 for the first ever episode. It is produced by Adam Bromley.
The team consists of:
April 2006 saw a repeat of series 3 in Tuesday's 6:30pm slot on BBC Radio 4. April 2007 saw a repeat of Think the Unthinkable, starting at series 1 on BBC7. Series 1 of Think the Unthinkable will be released on CD by BBC Audio in February 2008.
The show also featured other comic actors playing various roles, including Greg Proops (who played Chip in the first episode of series 2), Simon Greenall and Olivia Colman.