Citizens (radio series)
Citizens was a radio drama series, which aired twice a week from 27 October 1987 to 25 July 1991. There were 338 twenty-five-minute episodes and it was broadcast on BBC Radio 4. It was created by Marilyn Imrie and A.J. Quinn.
The series initially focused on the residents of 5 Limerick Road in the fictional South London borough of Ditcham:
- Landlady Alex Parker, a single parent, originally from Norwich;
- Liverpudlian twins Julia Brennan and Michael Brennan ;
- merchant banker Hugh Hamilton from Kilmarnock;
- doctor Anita Sharma from Birmingham; and
- Ernest Bond, who lived in the ground floor flat with his Siamese cat Salome.
In later years, the series increasingly focused on local bar, The Chariots of Fire, and a crime boss played by John Hollis. Alexei Sayle made a guest appearance as himself in late 89.