The Young Postmen

A surreal comedy about the escapades of a trio of Post Office workers

In Swansden, it seems like the men and women of the Post Office must make their own fun. From following mystic runes on a fantasy journey and competing in a little light professional competitive cycling, to fighting the Tuareg in a fort in Africa after joining the French Foreign Legion and engaging the Jupiter aliens in an amateur musical, via climbing Mount Everest and attempting to record a Christmas Number One - Brian, Derek and Sue will just have to make sure all the boring stuff like sorting and handing out the post is actually done at some point...

A delightful bite of comedy with a star-studded comic cast in their early days, including Ben Miller (Armstrong&Miller, DeathinParadise), John Thomson (ColdFeet, TheFastShow), Felicity Montagu (I'mAlanPartridge, BridgetJones'sDiary), Alistair McGowan (TheBigImpression, ElvenQuest), Jim Barclay (TheYoungOnes,Jossy'sGiants) and even Vinnie Jones (The Musketeers, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels), this hilarious series is ideal for fans of Space Hacks, Harry Enfield and Chums, and The Penny Dreadfuls.

Cast and credits

Brian - Ben Miller

Derek - John Thomson

Sue / Madonna - Felicity Montagu

Mr Tippett / Captain / Simon Bates / Gary Lineker / DJ - Alistair McGowan

Mr Tilbury / George Michael / Burton - Jim Barclay

Melinda - Joanna Brooks

Jack Finlay - David Mellor

Tony Hadley - Vinnie Jones

Written by Ben Miller

Produced by Gareth Edwards

Music by Murray Gold

Originally broadcast on BBC Radio 4:

19 November - 24 December 1992