Births, Deaths And Marriages

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Episode

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20120525

20121213 (BBC7)
20141007 (BBC7)
20160508 (BBC7)
20121206 (R4)

Chief registrar Malcolm Fox is a stickler for regulations at Woodborough Register Office.

20120601

20121220 (BBC7)
20141014 (BBC7)
20160515 (BBC7)
20121213 (R4)

In this episode, the team are horrified that the media have been invited to one of Malcolm's citizenship ceremonies, Anita's got problems with childcare and Luke's having a 'quarter life' crisis.

~Births, Deaths And Marriages is a brand new sitcom set in a Local Authority Register Office where the staff deal with the three greatest events in anybody's life.

Written by David Schneider (The Day Today, I'm Alan Partridge), he stars as chief registrar Malcolm Fox who is a stickler for rules and would be willing to interrupt any wedding service if the width of the bride infringes health and safety. He's single but why does he need to be married? He's married thousands of women.

Alongside him are rival and divorcee Lorna who has been parachuted in from Car Parks to drag the office (and Malcolm) into the 21st century. To her, marriage isn't just about love and romance, it's got to be about making a profit in our new age of austerity.

There's also the ever spiky Mary, geeky Luke who's worried he'll end up like Malcolm one day, and ditzy Anita who may get her words and names mixed up occasionally but, as the only parent in the office, is a mother to them all.

Cast:

Lorna ....... Sarah Hadland

Anita ........ Sandy McDade

Luke ....... Russell Tovey

Mary ....... Sally Bretton

Mr. Arnold/Peter Stephenson - Andrew Brooke

Bereaved woman/New Citizen/Mum - Jane Whittenshaw

Producer: Simon Jacobs

A Unique production for BBC Radio 4.

The team are horrified that the media have been invited to Malcolm's citizenship ceremony.

20120608

20121227 (BBC7)
20141021 (BBC7)
20160522 (BBC7)
20121220 (R4)

A new sitcom set in a Local Authority Register Office where staff deal with the three greatest events in anybody's life.

Written by David Schneider (The Day Today, I'm Alan Partridge), he also stars as chief registrar Malcolm Fox who is a stickler for rules and would be willing to interrupt any wedding service if the width of the bride infringes health and safety. He's not married - but why does he need to be? He's married thousands of women.

There's also the ever spiky Mary, geeky Luke who's worried he'll end up like Malcolm one day, while ditzy Anita may get her words and names mixed up occasionally but as the only parent in the office, she's a mother to them all.

In this episode, Malcolm is distracted by a breast feeding mother during a birth registration, causing Lorna to suspect he might have made his first ever mistake.

Cast:

Malcolm........................................David Schneider

Lorna............................................Sarah Hadland

Anita.............................................Sandy McDade

Luke..............................................Russell Tovey

Mary..............................................Sally Bretton

Mr Carrick......................................Andrew Brooke

Mrs Carrick.....................................Kerry Godliman

Mrs Ferguson/

Mrs Goldring/ Mrs Smith..................Jane Whittenshaw

Producer: Simon Jacobs

A Unique production for BBC Radio 4.

Registrar Malcolm Fox is distracted by a breast-feeding mother during a birth registration

20120615

20130103 (BBC7)
20141028 (BBC7)
20160529 (BBC7)
20121227 (R4)

In this episode, the team are horrified that the media have been invited to one of Malcolm's citizenship ceremonies, Anita's got problems with childcare and Luke's having a 'quarter life' crisis.

~Births, Deaths And Marriages is a new sitcom set in a Local Authority Register Office where the staff deal with the three greatest events in anybody's life.

Cast:

Lorna ....... Sarah Hadland

Anita ........ Sandy McDade

Luke ....... Russell Tovey

Mary ....... Sally Bretton

Mr. Arnold/Peter Stephenson - Andrew Brooke

Bereaved woman/New Citizen/Mum - Jane Whittenshaw

Producer: Simon Jacobs

A Unique production for BBC Radio 4.

The team are horrified that the media have been invited to Malcolm's citizenship ceremony.

20120622

20130110 (BBC7)
20141104 (BBC7)
20160605 (BBC7)
20130103 (R4)

In this episode, Malcolm loses his registrar mojo when his ex-girlfriend Emma comes into the office to register her marriage while Lorna tries to introduce themed weddings.

~Births, Deaths And Marriages' is a new sitcom set in a Local Authority Register Office, where the staff deal with the three greatest events in anybody's life.

Written by David Schneider ('The Day Today', 'I'm Alan Partridge'), he stars as chief registrar Malcolm Fox who is a stickler for rules and would be willing to interrupt any wedding service if the width of the bride infringes health and safety. He's unmarried but why does he need to be? He's married thousands of women.

Alongside him are rival and divorcee Lorna who has been parachuted in from Car Parks to drag the office (and Malcolm) into the 21st century. To her marriage isn't just about love and romance, it's got to be about making a profit in our new age of austerity.

There's also the ever spiky Mary, geeky Luke who's worried he'll end up like Malcolm one day while ditzy Anita may get her words and names mixed up occasionally but as the only parent in the office, she's a mother to them all.

Cast:

Malcolm ....... David Schneider

Lorna ....... Sarah Hadland

Anita ....... Sandy McDade

Richard, Male Dalek Voice, Bride's father .......Simon Greenall

Emma, Mrs Crawley ....... Jane Whittenshaw

Bride, female guest ....... Gina Peach

Producer: Simon Jacobs

A Unique production for BBC Radio 4.

Malcolm loses his registrar mojo when his ex-girlfriend arrives to register her marriage.

06 LAST

20120629

20130117 (BBC7)
20141111 (BBC7)
20160612 (BBC7)
20130110 (R4)

In this episode, the team is thrown into panic as Lorna announces there may be job cuts while Malcolm joins a dating website, fearing that unmarried registrars may be made redundant.

~Births, Deaths And Marriages is the sitcom set in a Local Authority Register Office where the staff deal with the three greatest events in anybody's life.

Written by David Schneider (The Day Today, I'm Alan Partridge), who also stars as chief registrar Malcolm Fox - a stickler for rules and willing to interrupt any wedding service if the width of the bride infringes health and safety. He's unmarried but why does he need to be? He's married thousands of women.

Cast:

Mary ....... Sally Bretton

Larry, Mr Charalambous - Mike Fenton Stevens

Malcolm's mum, Client registering birth ....... Mel Hudson

Julie, Jessica - Gina Peach

James - Arran Glass

Producer: Simon Jacobs

A Unique production for BBC Radio 4.

Fearing unmarried registrars face redundancy in job cuts, Malcolm joins a dating website.

The Elephant Malcolm

20130715

20170329 (BBC7)

~Births, Deaths And Marriages - returning for a second series - is the sitcom set in a Local Authority Register Office where the staff deal with the three greatest events in anybody's life.

In this first episode, Malcolm makes the mistake of doing a local radio interview after a trip to the dentist, while Lorna wants to raise the profile of the office by inviting the press to witness a sham marriage bust by the UK Border Agency. Luke is appalled at Mary's love of men in uniform, while Anita has some unexpected news.

Producer: Simon Jacobs

A Unique production for BBC Radio 4.

Malcolm makes the mistake of doing a local radio interview after a trip to the dentist.

The X Father

20130722

20170405 (BBC7)

~Births, Deaths And Marriages - returning for a second series - is the sitcom set in a Local Authority Register Office where the staff deal with the three greatest events in anybody's life.

In the second episode, X-Factor voice-over man Peter Dickson comes into the office to register the death of his father. But Malcolm's the only one who's never heard of him. Or the show. Lorna wants to beat her rivals in Parking in the annual talent contest, while everyone else is trying to cope with Jackie, the work experience girl from hell.

Producer: Simon Jacobs

A Unique production for BBC Radio 4.

X Factor voice-over man Peter Dickson comes in to register the death of his father.

The Uncivil Partnership

20130729

20170412 (BBC7)

Births, Deaths and Marriages - returning for a second series - is the sitcom set in a Local Authority Register Office where the staff deal with the three greatest events in anybody's life.

In the third episode, Lorna is freaking out because her ex-husband Jonathan is attending a wedding in the office with his new partner, James. Malcolm falls in love with a woman registering the death of her third deceased husband and Anita's in a panic because the hamster she borrowed from her daughter's school has died.

Producer: Simon Jacobs

A Unique production for BBC Radio 4.

Malcolm falls in love with a woman registering the death of her third deceased husband.

The Safe Room

20130805

20170419 (BBC7)

~Births, Deaths And Marriages - returning for a second series - is the sitcom set in a Local Authority Register Office where the staff deal with the three greatest events in anybody's life.

In the fourth episode, Malcolm's unhappy that a change in the law, allowing marriages to take place out of office hours, means he has to do a late night Halloween themed wedding. Lorna is delighted as it means more business for the office and she's also agreed to do a birth registration at a charity power walk for her new flat mate. Mary is teasing Luke who is being superstitious about Halloween, while Anita tries hard to be more decisive.

Producer: Simon Jacobs

A Unique production for BBC Radio 4.

A change in the law means unhappy Malcolm has to do a late-night Halloween-themed wedding.

Lady Buoy's Visit

20130812

20170426 (BBC7)

~Births, Deaths And Marriages is the sitcom set in a Local Authority Register Office where the staff deal with the three greatest events in anybody's life.

In episode five, Malcolm's stressed because of a very important visit by the office's patron, Lady Wilton-Buoy, while Lorna is trying to organise their first ever civil funeral at the same time. Lorna has also just been on an internet date which ended up with her going to see a stage hypnotist - but she doesn't remember what happened.

Writers: David Schneider & Simon Jacobs

Producer: Simon Jacobs

A Unique production for BBC Radio 4.

Malcolm is stressed due to a very important visit by the office's patron, Lady Wilton-Buoy

06 LAST

Team Bonding

20130819

20170503 (BBC7)

~Births, Deaths And Marriages is the sitcom set in a Local Authority Register Office where the staff deal with the three greatest events in anybody's life.

In the final episode of the series, the office is reluctantly taking part in a team bonding exercise in the grounds of a country house. Lorna is doing the celebrity wedding of the Honourable Sebastian Foster at the same venue but Sebastian wants to have a hymn - which Malcolm says is strictly not allowed in a civil ceremony.

Producer: Simon Jacobs

A Unique production for BBC Radio 4.

The office reluctantly takes part in a bonding exercise in the grounds of a country house.

Episodes

Series	Episode	Title	First Broadcast	Repeated	Comments
01	01		20120525	20121213 (BBC7) 20141007 (BBC7) 20160508 (BBC7) 20121206 (R4)	Chief registrar Malcolm Fox is a stickler for regulations at Woodborough Register Office.
01	02		20120601	20121220 (BBC7) 20141014 (BBC7) 20160515 (BBC7) 20121213 (R4)	In this episode, the team are horrified that the media have been invited to one of Malcolm's citizenship ceremonies, Anita's got problems with childcare and Luke's having a 'quarter life' crisis. ~Births, Deaths And Marriages is a brand new sitcom set in a Local Authority Register Office where the staff deal with the three greatest events in anybody's life. Written by David Schneider (The Day Today, I'm Alan Partridge), he stars as chief registrar Malcolm Fox who is a stickler for rules and would be willing to interrupt any wedding service if the width of the bride infringes health and safety. He's single but why does he need to be married? He's married thousands of women. Alongside him are rival and divorcee Lorna who has been parachuted in from Car Parks to drag the office (and Malcolm) into the 21st century. To her, marriage isn't just about love and romance, it's got to be about making a profit in our new age of austerity. There's also the ever spiky Mary, geeky Luke who's worried he'll end up like Malcolm one day, and ditzy Anita who may get her words and names mixed up occasionally but, as the only parent in the office, is a mother to them all. Cast: Lorna ....... Sarah Hadland Anita ........ Sandy McDade Luke ....... Russell Tovey Mary ....... Sally Bretton Mr. Arnold/Peter Stephenson - Andrew Brooke Bereaved woman/New Citizen/Mum - Jane Whittenshaw Producer: Simon Jacobs A Unique production for BBC Radio 4. The team are horrified that the media have been invited to Malcolm's citizenship ceremony.
01	03		20120608	20121227 (BBC7) 20141021 (BBC7) 20160522 (BBC7) 20121220 (R4)	A new sitcom set in a Local Authority Register Office where staff deal with the three greatest events in anybody's life. Written by David Schneider (The Day Today, I'm Alan Partridge), he also stars as chief registrar Malcolm Fox who is a stickler for rules and would be willing to interrupt any wedding service if the width of the bride infringes health and safety. He's not married - but why does he need to be? He's married thousands of women. Alongside him are rival and divorcee Lorna who has been parachuted in from Car Parks to drag the office (and Malcolm) into the 21st century. To her, marriage isn't just about love and romance, it's got to be about making a profit in our new age of austerity. There's also the ever spiky Mary, geeky Luke who's worried he'll end up like Malcolm one day, while ditzy Anita may get her words and names mixed up occasionally but as the only parent in the office, she's a mother to them all. In this episode, Malcolm is distracted by a breast feeding mother during a birth registration, causing Lorna to suspect he might have made his first ever mistake. Cast: Malcolm........................................David Schneider Lorna............................................Sarah Hadland Anita.............................................Sandy McDade Luke..............................................Russell Tovey Mary..............................................Sally Bretton Mr Carrick......................................Andrew Brooke Mrs Carrick.....................................Kerry Godliman Mrs Ferguson/ Mrs Goldring/ Mrs Smith..................Jane Whittenshaw Producer: Simon Jacobs A Unique production for BBC Radio 4. Registrar Malcolm Fox is distracted by a breast-feeding mother during a birth registration
01	04		20120615	20130103 (BBC7) 20141028 (BBC7) 20160529 (BBC7) 20121227 (R4)	In this episode, the team are horrified that the media have been invited to one of Malcolm's citizenship ceremonies, Anita's got problems with childcare and Luke's having a 'quarter life' crisis. ~Births, Deaths And Marriages is a new sitcom set in a Local Authority Register Office where the staff deal with the three greatest events in anybody's life. Written by David Schneider (The Day Today, I'm Alan Partridge), he stars as chief registrar Malcolm Fox who is a stickler for rules and would be willing to interrupt any wedding service if the width of the bride infringes health and safety. He's single but why does he need to be married? He's married thousands of women. Alongside him are rival and divorcee Lorna who has been parachuted in from Car Parks to drag the office (and Malcolm) into the 21st century. To her, marriage isn't just about love and romance, it's got to be about making a profit in our new age of austerity. There's also the ever spiky Mary, geeky Luke who's worried he'll end up like Malcolm one day, and ditzy Anita who may get her words and names mixed up occasionally but, as the only parent in the office, is a mother to them all. Cast: Lorna ....... Sarah Hadland Anita ........ Sandy McDade Luke ....... Russell Tovey Mary ....... Sally Bretton Mr. Arnold/Peter Stephenson - Andrew Brooke Bereaved woman/New Citizen/Mum - Jane Whittenshaw Producer: Simon Jacobs A Unique production for BBC Radio 4. The team are horrified that the media have been invited to Malcolm's citizenship ceremony.
01	05		20120622	20130110 (BBC7) 20141104 (BBC7) 20160605 (BBC7) 20130103 (R4)	In this episode, Malcolm loses his registrar mojo when his ex-girlfriend Emma comes into the office to register her marriage while Lorna tries to introduce themed weddings. ~Births, Deaths And Marriages' is a new sitcom set in a Local Authority Register Office, where the staff deal with the three greatest events in anybody's life. Written by David Schneider ('The Day Today', 'I'm Alan Partridge'), he stars as chief registrar Malcolm Fox who is a stickler for rules and would be willing to interrupt any wedding service if the width of the bride infringes health and safety. He's unmarried but why does he need to be? He's married thousands of women. Alongside him are rival and divorcee Lorna who has been parachuted in from Car Parks to drag the office (and Malcolm) into the 21st century. To her marriage isn't just about love and romance, it's got to be about making a profit in our new age of austerity. There's also the ever spiky Mary, geeky Luke who's worried he'll end up like Malcolm one day while ditzy Anita may get her words and names mixed up occasionally but as the only parent in the office, she's a mother to them all. Cast: Malcolm ....... David Schneider Lorna ....... Sarah Hadland Anita ....... Sandy McDade Richard, Male Dalek Voice, Bride's father .......Simon Greenall Emma, Mrs Crawley ....... Jane Whittenshaw Bride, female guest ....... Gina Peach Producer: Simon Jacobs A Unique production for BBC Radio 4. Malcolm loses his registrar mojo when his ex-girlfriend arrives to register her marriage.
01	06 LAST		20120629	20130117 (BBC7) 20141111 (BBC7) 20160612 (BBC7) 20130110 (R4)	In this episode, the team is thrown into panic as Lorna announces there may be job cuts while Malcolm joins a dating website, fearing that unmarried registrars may be made redundant. ~Births, Deaths And Marriages is the sitcom set in a Local Authority Register Office where the staff deal with the three greatest events in anybody's life. Written by David Schneider (The Day Today, I'm Alan Partridge), who also stars as chief registrar Malcolm Fox - a stickler for rules and willing to interrupt any wedding service if the width of the bride infringes health and safety. He's unmarried but why does he need to be? He's married thousands of women. Alongside him are rival and divorcee Lorna who has been parachuted in from Car Parks to drag the office (and Malcolm) into the 21st century. To her, marriage isn't just about love and romance, it's got to be about making a profit in our new age of austerity. There's also the ever spiky Mary, geeky Luke who's worried he'll end up like Malcolm one day, and ditzy Anita who may get her words and names mixed up occasionally but, as the only parent in the office, is a mother to them all. Cast: Mary ....... Sally Bretton Larry, Mr Charalambous - Mike Fenton Stevens Malcolm's mum, Client registering birth ....... Mel Hudson Julie, Jessica - Gina Peach James - Arran Glass Producer: Simon Jacobs A Unique production for BBC Radio 4. Fearing unmarried registrars face redundancy in job cuts, Malcolm joins a dating website.
02	01	The Elephant Malcolm	20130715	20170329 (BBC7)	~Births, Deaths And Marriages - returning for a second series - is the sitcom set in a Local Authority Register Office where the staff deal with the three greatest events in anybody's life. Written by David Schneider (The Day Today, I'm Alan Partridge), he stars as chief registrar Malcolm Fox who is a stickler for rules and would be willing to interrupt any wedding service if the width of the bride infringes health and safety. He's single but why does he need to be married? He's married thousands of women. Alongside him are rival and divorcee Lorna who has been parachuted in from Car Parks to drag the office (and Malcolm) into the 21st century. To her, marriage isn't just about love and romance, it's got to be about making a profit in our new age of austerity. There's also the ever spiky Mary, geeky Luke who's worried he'll end up like Malcolm one day, and ditzy Anita who may get her words and names mixed up occasionally but, as the only parent in the office, is a mother to them all. In this first episode, Malcolm makes the mistake of doing a local radio interview after a trip to the dentist, while Lorna wants to raise the profile of the office by inviting the press to witness a sham marriage bust by the UK Border Agency. Luke is appalled at Mary's love of men in uniform, while Anita has some unexpected news. Producer: Simon Jacobs A Unique production for BBC Radio 4. Malcolm makes the mistake of doing a local radio interview after a trip to the dentist.
02	02	The X Father	20130722	20170405 (BBC7)	~Births, Deaths And Marriages - returning for a second series - is the sitcom set in a Local Authority Register Office where the staff deal with the three greatest events in anybody's life. Written by David Schneider (The Day Today, I'm Alan Partridge), he stars as chief registrar Malcolm Fox who is a stickler for rules and would be willing to interrupt any wedding service if the width of the bride infringes health and safety. He's single but why does he need to be married? He's married thousands of women. Alongside him are rival and divorcee Lorna who has been parachuted in from Car Parks to drag the office (and Malcolm) into the 21st century. To her, marriage isn't just about love and romance, it's got to be about making a profit in our new age of austerity. There's also the ever spiky Mary, geeky Luke who's worried he'll end up like Malcolm one day, and ditzy Anita who may get her words and names mixed up occasionally but, as the only parent in the office, is a mother to them all. In the second episode, X-Factor voice-over man Peter Dickson comes into the office to register the death of his father. But Malcolm's the only one who's never heard of him. Or the show. Lorna wants to beat her rivals in Parking in the annual talent contest, while everyone else is trying to cope with Jackie, the work experience girl from hell. Producer: Simon Jacobs A Unique production for BBC Radio 4. X Factor voice-over man Peter Dickson comes in to register the death of his father.
02	03	The Uncivil Partnership	20130729	20170412 (BBC7)	Births, Deaths and Marriages - returning for a second series - is the sitcom set in a Local Authority Register Office where the staff deal with the three greatest events in anybody's life. Written by David Schneider (The Day Today, I'm Alan Partridge), he stars as chief registrar Malcolm Fox who is a stickler for rules and would be willing to interrupt any wedding service if the width of the bride infringes health and safety. He's single but why does he need to be married? He's married thousands of women. Alongside him are rival and divorcee Lorna who has been parachuted in from Car Parks to drag the office (and Malcolm) into the 21st century. To her, marriage isn't just about love and romance, it's got to be about making a profit in our new age of austerity. There's also the ever spiky Mary, geeky Luke who's worried he'll end up like Malcolm one day, and ditzy Anita who may get her words and names mixed up occasionally but, as the only parent in the office, is a mother to them all. In the third episode, Lorna is freaking out because her ex-husband Jonathan is attending a wedding in the office with his new partner, James. Malcolm falls in love with a woman registering the death of her third deceased husband and Anita's in a panic because the hamster she borrowed from her daughter's school has died. Producer: Simon Jacobs A Unique production for BBC Radio 4. Malcolm falls in love with a woman registering the death of her third deceased husband.
02	04	The Safe Room	20130805	20170419 (BBC7)	~Births, Deaths And Marriages - returning for a second series - is the sitcom set in a Local Authority Register Office where the staff deal with the three greatest events in anybody's life. Written by David Schneider (The Day Today, I'm Alan Partridge), he stars as chief registrar Malcolm Fox who is a stickler for rules and would be willing to interrupt any wedding service if the width of the bride infringes health and safety. He's single but why does he need to be married? He's married thousands of women. Alongside him are rival and divorcee Lorna who has been parachuted in from Car Parks to drag the office (and Malcolm) into the 21st century. To her, marriage isn't just about love and romance, it's got to be about making a profit in our new age of austerity. There's also the ever spiky Mary, geeky Luke who's worried he'll end up like Malcolm one day, and ditzy Anita who may get her words and names mixed up occasionally but, as the only parent in the office, is a mother to them all. In the fourth episode, Malcolm's unhappy that a change in the law, allowing marriages to take place out of office hours, means he has to do a late night Halloween themed wedding. Lorna is delighted as it means more business for the office and she's also agreed to do a birth registration at a charity power walk for her new flat mate. Mary is teasing Luke who is being superstitious about Halloween, while Anita tries hard to be more decisive. Producer: Simon Jacobs A Unique production for BBC Radio 4. A change in the law means unhappy Malcolm has to do a late-night Halloween-themed wedding.
02	05	Lady Buoy's Visit	20130812	20170426 (BBC7)	~Births, Deaths And Marriages is the sitcom set in a Local Authority Register Office where the staff deal with the three greatest events in anybody's life. Written by David Schneider (The Day Today, I'm Alan Partridge), he stars as chief registrar Malcolm Fox who is a stickler for rules and would be willing to interrupt any wedding service if the width of the bride infringes health and safety. He's single but why does he need to be married? He's married thousands of women. Alongside him are rival and divorcee Lorna who has been parachuted in from Car Parks to drag the office (and Malcolm) into the 21st century. To her, marriage isn't just about love and romance, it's got to be about making a profit in our new age of austerity. There's also the ever spiky Mary, geeky Luke who's worried he'll end up like Malcolm one day, and ditzy Anita who may get her words and names mixed up occasionally but, as the only parent in the office, is a mother to them all. In episode five, Malcolm's stressed because of a very important visit by the office's patron, Lady Wilton-Buoy, while Lorna is trying to organise their first ever civil funeral at the same time. Lorna has also just been on an internet date which ended up with her going to see a stage hypnotist - but she doesn't remember what happened. Writers: David Schneider & Simon Jacobs Producer: Simon Jacobs A Unique production for BBC Radio 4. Malcolm is stressed due to a very important visit by the office's patron, Lady Wilton-Buoy
02	06 LAST	Team Bonding	20130819	20170503 (BBC7)	~Births, Deaths And Marriages is the sitcom set in a Local Authority Register Office where the staff deal with the three greatest events in anybody's life. Written by David Schneider (The Day Today, I'm Alan Partridge), he stars as chief registrar Malcolm Fox who is a stickler for rules and would be willing to interrupt any wedding service if the width of the bride infringes health and safety. He's single but why does he need to be married? He's married thousands of women. Alongside him are rival and divorcee Lorna who has been parachuted in from Car Parks to drag the office (and Malcolm) into the 21st century. To her, marriage isn't just about love and romance, it's got to be about making a profit in our new age of austerity. There's also the ever spiky Mary, geeky Luke who's worried he'll end up like Malcolm one day, and ditzy Anita who may get her words and names mixed up occasionally but, as the only parent in the office, is a mother to them all. In the final episode of the series, the office is reluctantly taking part in a team bonding exercise in the grounds of a country house. Lorna is doing the celebrity wedding of the Honourable Sebastian Foster at the same venue but Sebastian wants to have a hymn - which Malcolm says is strictly not allowed in a civil ceremony. Producer: Simon Jacobs A Unique production for BBC Radio 4. The office reluctantly takes part in a bonding exercise in the grounds of a country house.