Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends

Infobox Radio Show
show_name = Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends


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other_names = Robin And Wendy's Wet Edinburgh Weekend
format = Situation comedy
runtime = 30 minutes
country = flagicon|United Kingdom United Kingdom
language = English
home_station = BBC Radio 4
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starring = Simon Greenall
Kay Stonham
Phil Cornwall
Debra Stephenson
Martin Trenaman
Amelia Bullmore
Brian Capron
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writer = Kay Stonham
Simon Greenall
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producer = Mario Stylianides
Claire Bartlett
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first_aired = 28 December 2001
last_aired = 12 August 2005
num_series = 4
num_episodes = 18
audio_format = Stereophonic sound
opentheme = Little Boxes by Malvina Reynolds (sung by Kay Stonham)
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"Robin and Wendy's Wet Weekends" is a BBC Radio 4 comedy series written by and starring Kay Stonham and Simon Greenall. It revolves around the mundane lives of Robin and Wendy Mayfield who live on an anonymous estate in Stevenage. Robin tends to be self-centred, demanding and controlling in his relationships. Wendy, however, always seems to see the positive side of any situation, and, while often frustrated, copes with Robin admirably. Both Robin and Wendy have relatively meaningless bureaucratic jobs.

To their shared disappointment, they find themselves unable to have children. Consequently, their considerable energies are channeled into building and maintaining Mayfield, the model village in their garage.

Their next-door neighbours Derek and Maureen also have no children, although Derek has children from a previous marriage. Derek is usually undergoing treatment with one of more drugs to address his psychological problems, which often trigger erratic behavior when he takes too much or too little. Maureen tends to be involved in the latest get-rich-quick scheme, although none of them turn out to be too successful. To make matters worse, she dumped her previous husband for Derek, and openly regrets having done so.

Each episode focuses on one particular event or activity and details the usually absurd outcome brought about by the group. The humour is gentle, yet the storylines encourage sympathy for the characters.

The first series was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2001. Four series, a total of 18 episodes, have been broadcast up to the end of 2005. Early episodes were co-written by Kay Stonham, who also plays Wendy, and Simon Greenall who played Robin. In the fourth series Robin was played by Brian Capron and Kay Stonham was the sole credited writer.

The show is repeated from time to time on BBC7 and occasionally on Radio 4.

Episode list

External links

* [http://www.radiolistings.co.uk/programmes/robin_and_wendy_s_wet_weekends.html radiolistings.co.uk]
* [http://epguides.com/RobinandWendysWetWeekends epguides.com]