Artists : A BBC Radio 4 comedy

Summary: The Complete Series 1 & 2 of the BBC radio sitcom about an artists' colony in Cornwall Set in the Cornish cultural mecca of St Ives, Artists centres around a close-knit community of artists whose talent is matched only by their dysfunctionality. When they're not bitching about each other's work, they're bickering with one another - but as genius goes hand-in-hand with an artistic temperament, they never take their squabbles too seriously. Sharing a studio with landscape painter Tamsin are sculptor Dolores, who pushes the boundaries of papier maché; her bank manager partner, Nisha; and laissez-faire installationist Josef, Tamsin's lodger and sort-of boyfriend. Along with pub landlord Marcus, who provides inspiration in alcoholic form, and Tamsin's avuncular agent Gerard, they spend their time searching for their muse, suffering for their art - and making a thorough exhibition of themselves. In these 10 episodes, Tamsin competes with Josef to create a self-portrait, Marcus goes away for a weekend to save his marriage, Nisha proposes to Dolores - hypothetically, and Gerard takes a cross-Channel booze cruise that almost ends in tragedy... Written by award-winning radio producer Gareth Edwards, whose credits include That Mitchell and Webb Look and Bleak Expectations , this slow-burning, character-driven comedy features a stellar cast including Vicki Pepperdine, Pauline McLynn, Mina Anwar, Ben Miller, Dave Lamb and Graham Crowden , with guest appearances from Miranda Hart and Bertie Carvel. Production credits Written by Gareth Edwards Script editor: Paul Mayhew-Archer Produced by Katie Tyrrell Cast Tamsin - Vicki Pepperdlne Dolores - Pauline McLynn Gerard - Graham Crowden Nisha - Mina Anwar Josef - Ben Miller Marcus - Dave Lamb Jake - Dean Johnston Lindy - Maria Liberos Couple in art gallery - Stephen Critchlow & Caroline Johnson Ewan - Giles New Pippa - Miranda Hart Best Man/Clive - Bertie Carvel Cressida - Raquel Cassidy Charlotte - Phyllida Hewat Sam - Julia Morris Lesley/Weinberg - John Rowe First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 26March-30 April 2003 (Series 1), 21 April-12 May 2004 (Series 2) © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd