Kit Curran Radio Show

ITV sitcom from the mid-eighties about an over-the-top commercial radio DJ, Kit Curran.
The first series was mostly set in the studios of Radio New Town, and centred around various battles with Roland Simpson, the station manager.

Classic moments include the first episode's mission to drive out the 'new broom' Roland by convincing him that the station was run-down, riddled with asbestos, and with a severely speech-impaired newsreader.

Kit, a totally self-obsessed egomaniac, ended the series by failing to get a job on Radio 1. Preparing for the interview, he's deciding how to present himself at the interview. Les tells him to "just go as yourself". Kit's reply. "Yeah, but which myself shall I go as?"

The Cast

The series starred Denis Lawson as Kit Curren, with Paul Brooke as the overweight technical operator Les Toms, Clive Merrison as newsreader Damien Appleby, and Brian Wilde as Series 1's programme controller Roland Simpson.

Written by Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin, who went on to create another media sitcom, Drop the Dead Donkey.

Kit, in full flow


On air in the Radio Newtown studio



Studio Engineer, Les Tomms


Damien Appleby's unique take on the news

Series 2:

The second series wasn't a patch on Series 1... sacked from Radio New Town, Kit's turned into a radio pirate broadcasting from an industrial park. Episodes mostly revolved around failed attempts to score with the owner of a fashion house in the next office. Funny moments - inciting a riot to avoid a raid, fake helicopter reports, "Radio Kit is now closing down!", and Damien Appleby's xylophone to create a news jingle.

More on Kit Curran

There's a page of information on Kit Curran here.

Click here for a brief MP3 extract of Series 1, Episode 1. Denis Lawson, the star of the series, also released the theme tune on vinyl "Ultra Fantastico" in 1984.

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