Sir Lenny Henry returns to the BBC with a new six-part sketch show on Radio 4.
The Lenny Henry Show will be a brand-new character-based sketch comedy featuring old favourites like Deakus (musing about Covid from his care home) and Brixton-based DJ Delbert Wilkins, who's with his mate Winston talking about homeschooling.
There are also new characters, such as Mr Stone the former Special Forces operative-turned-teacher, and paranoid Aaron who sees crime everywhere.
Plus there's an outtake from the Repair Shop, an advert for a new website, Compare The Token.com, and a debut from Northern grime artist ‘The Yorkshire Moor’, rapping all about lockdown.
Henry is joined by a cast that includes Vas Blackwood, George Fouracres, Llewella Gideon, Freya Parker and Cherrelle Skeete.
Written by Lenny Henry and Max Davis, with Nathan Bryon and Tom Melia, Tasha Dhanraj, Kim Fuller, Benjamin Partridge and Nathan Roberts.
Starts Tuesday, 25 August at 6.30pm, Radio 4.
Music by Lawrence Insula.
- Producer: Sam Michell
- A Douglas Road and Tiger Aspect production for BBC Radio 4
