Episodes
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| 01 | 01 | Show Me You Care | 20070926 | 20110425 (BBC7) 20110426 (BBC7) 20121022 (BBC7) 20121023 (BBC7) 20141112 (BBC7) 20170728 (BBC7) 20170729 (BBC7) 20210513 (BBC7) 20210515 (BBC7) 20210516 (BBC7) 20230205 (BBC7) 20241229 (BBC7) 20080708 (R4) | Simon McGrath likes to think of himself as a good citizen. He donates blood, recycles his newspapers and has adopted two tigers. He just also happens to be an arms dealer... Starring Darren Boyd as Simon McGrath. First of three series of Laurence Howarth's black comedy of modern morality. With: Ben Onwukwe Guilt-ridden arms dealer Simon McGrath cares about the world and his needy girlfriend. Producer: Dawn Ellis Guilt-ridden arms dealer Simon McGrath cares about the world and his needy girlfriend. Starring Darren Boyd. From 2007. |
| 01 | 02 | A Wanting Man | 20071003 | 20110502 (BBC7) 20110503 (BBC7) 20121029 (BBC7) 20121030 (BBC7) 20141119 (BBC7) 20170804 (BBC7) 20170805 (BBC7) 20210520 (BBC7) 20230212 (BBC7) 20250105 (BBC7) 20080715 (R4) | Simon wonders whether to stay faithful to his girlfriend, when he suspects a friend of his sister may be attracted to him. Starring Darren Boyd as Simon McGrath. Laurence Howarth's black comedy of modern morality. Simon is essentially a nice man who also happens to be an arms dealer. With: Catherine Shepherd Producer: Dawn Ellis Arms dealer Simon struggles to understand why other people hold his job against him. Stars Darren Boyd. |
| 01 | 03 | Loose Lips Sink Ships | 20071010 | 20110509 (BBC7) 20110510 (BBC7) 20121105 (BBC7) 20121106 (BBC7) 20141126 (BBC7) 20170811 (BBC7) 20170812 (BBC7) 20210527 (BBC7) 20230219 (BBC7) 20250112 (BBC7) 20080722 (R4) | Simon discovers Judith's new boyfriend is not the man everyone thought he was. Starring Darren Boyd as Simon McGrath. Laurence Howarth's black comedy of modern morality. Simon is essentially a nice man who also happens to be an arms dealer. With: Nicholas Boulton Producer: Dawn Ellis Will Simon blow the whistle on his murky world of international arms dealing? Will Simon blow the whistle on his murky world of international arms dealing? Stars Darren Boyd. From October 2007. |
| 01 | 04 LAST | Whatever Happened To The Unlikely Lad? | 20071017 | 20110516 (BBC7) 20110517 (BBC7) 20121112 (BBC7) 20121113 (BBC7) 20141203 (BBC7) 20170818 (BBC7) 20170819 (BBC7) 20210603 (BBC7) 20230226 (BBC7) 20250119 (BBC7) 20080729 (R4) | Arms dealer Simon dreads his school reunion, but could he be the coolest kid in class? Starring Darren Boyd as Simon McGrath. Laurence Howarth's black comedy of modern morality. Simon is essentially a nice man who also happens to be an arms dealer. With: Nicholas Boulton Arms dealer Simon dreads his school reunion, but could he end up the coolest kid in class? Producer: Dawn Ellis Arms dealer Simon dreads his school reunion, but could he be the coolest kid in class? Stars Darren Boyd. From October 2007. |
| 02 | 01 | Brothers In Arms | 20090401 | 20111123 (BBC7) 20111124 (BBC7) 20130211 (BBC7) 20130212 (BBC7) 20150618 (BBC7) 20150619 (BBC7) 20171103 (BBC7) 20171104 (BBC7) 20200511 (BBC7) 20200512 (BBC7) 20230409 (BBC7) 20250309 (BBC7) 20100812 (R4) | Darren Boyd is back as reluctant arms dealer Simon McGrath. He's generally a nice chap - he just happens to work as an arms dealer, or 'Defence and security equipment system solutions broker' as he prefers to call it. Whilst battling with his conscience he justifies to himself why five years on he's still in a job he just fell into - after all, what he really wants is to pursue is his career in electronic music. But until that takes off he'll stay where he is, and as his mother so eloquently puts it, 'any job where you get your own desk and a hot dinner can't be all bad'. And so as we renew our acquaintance with Simon we find him, using his 'flair for original ideas' to go to extreme lengths to prove to everyone just how badly he feels about doing the job he does. The return of Laurence Howarth's black comedy of modern morality. Simon Mcgrath - Darren Boyd Anna Grieg - Joanna Page Boris Kemal - Lewis Macleod Judith McGrath - Sarah Smart Angela McGrath - Brigit Forsyth Madeleine Turnbull - Rachel Atkins Peter - Gus Brown Paramedic - Philip Fox Simon uses his 'flair for ideas' to prove how bad he feels about being an arms dealer. Producer: Dawn Ellis. Simon uses his 'flair for original ideas' to prove to his colleagues and family just how bad he feels about being an arms dealer. From April 2009. |
| 02 | 02 | I Draw The Line | 20090408 | 20111130 (BBC7) 20111201 (BBC7) 20130218 (BBC7) 20130219 (BBC7) 20150625 (BBC7) 20150626 (BBC7) 20171110 (BBC7) 20171111 (BBC7) 20200518 (BBC7) 20200519 (BBC7) 20230416 (BBC7) 20250316 (BBC7) 20100819 (R4) | When faced with a particularly tricky moral issue at work Simon finally decides enough is enough and quits his job. It's not great timing though as he and Anna find themselves contemplating having a baby. Starring Darren Boyd. Laurence Howarth's black comedy of modern morality. Simon is essentially a nice man who also happens to be an arms dealer. Simon McGrath ....... Darren Boyd Anna Grieg ....... Joanna Page Boris Kemal ....... Lewis Macleod Judith McGrath ....... Sarah Smart Angela McGrath ....... Brigit Forsyth Madeleine Turnbull ....... Rachel Atkins Marcus ....... Dan Mersh Producer: Dawn Ellis. Reluctant arms dealer Simon decides to quit when he has to sell uniforms to child soldiers Reluctant arms dealer Simon decides to quit when he has to sell uniforms to child soldiers. Stars Darren Boyd. From April 2009. |
| 02 | 03 | If A Job's Not Worth Doing | 20090415 | 20111207 (BBC7) 20111208 (BBC7) 20130225 (BBC7) 20130226 (BBC7) 20150702 (BBC7) 20150703 (BBC7) 20171117 (BBC7) 20171118 (BBC7) 20200525 (BBC7) 20200526 (BBC7) 20230423 (BBC7) 20250323 (BBC7) 20100826 (R4) | Simon is totally convinced that he is in the right job and has a duty not only to stay there, but to do his job sloppily. His reasoning for this is that if he wasn't there doing the job badly then someone else would be doing it well and that would be a much worse scenario. Then he has the awful, soul shattering realisation, and one which is something every person in Britain would be ashamed to admit, that he actually loves his job. Boris of course is in heaven at the thought of a soul-mate at work, but Simon decides the only way he can go on is to learn to hate again. Starring Darren Boyd. Laurence Howarth's black comedy of modern morality. Simon is essentially a nice man who also happens to be an arms dealer. Simon McGrath ....... Darren Boyd Anna Grieg ....... Joanna Page Boris Kemal ....... Lewis Macleod Judith McGrath ....... Sarah Smart Angela McGrath ....... Brigit Forsyth Madeleine Turnbull ....... Rachel Atkins Richard ....... Dan Mersh Julius ....... Nyahsa Hatendi His reasoning for this is that if he wasn't there doing the job badly, then someone else would be doing it well and that would be a much worse scenario. Then he has the awful, soul shattering realisation, and one which is something every person in Britain would be ashamed to admit, that he actually loves his job. Boris of course is in heaven at the thought of a soulmate at work, but Simon decides the only way he can go on is to learn to hate again. Producer: Dawn Ellis Can apathy salve Simon's conscience, or must he simply accept that he loves selling arms? Stars Darren Boyd. From April 2009. |
| 02 | 04 LAST | There Will Be Paint | 20090422 | 20111214 (BBC7) 20111215 (BBC7) 20130304 (BBC7) 20130305 (BBC7) 20150709 (BBC7) 20150710 (BBC7) 20171124 (BBC7) 20171125 (BBC7) 20200601 (BBC7) 20200602 (BBC7) 20230430 (BBC7) 20100902 (R4) 20250330 (BBC7) | Simon decides it's about time he and his colleagues prove they understand the true horrors of war by getting out there and actually fighting. So it is that team Heathcote Sanders go paintballing. Okay, so it's not quite the same as fighting in an actual war, but you can't expect Simon to take part in one of those - I mean, people actually die in those things. Will he manage to find the hero inside himself? Starring Darren Boyd. Laurence Howarth's black comedy of modern morality. Simon is essentially a nice man who also happens to be an arms dealer. Simon McGrath ....... Darren Boyd Anna Grieg ....... Joanna Page Boris Kemal ....... Lewis Macleod Judith McGrath ....... Sarah Smart Angela McGrath ....... Brigit Forsyth Madeleine Turnbull ....... Rachel Atkins Roger/Dave ....... Philip Fox Guide ....... Gus Brown Simon and his arms-selling colleagues go paintballing to better understand the art of war.
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| 03 | 01 | Better The Devil You Know | 20101105 | 20140722 (BBC7) 20140723 (BBC7) 20160913 (BBC7) 20160914 (BBC7) 20190412 (BBC7) 20190413 (BBC7) 20201203 (BBC7) 20201204 (BBC7) 20230618 (BBC7) | Reluctant arms dealer Simon McGrath finally has the opportunity to leave his dubious line of employment when an American company puts in a takeover bid. Starring Darren Boyd. The return of Laurence Howarth's black comedy of modern morality sees Simon going to some bizarre lengths to excuse his profession. Simon is a generally nice chap who just fell into arms dealing and he needs to pay his mortgage just like everyone else. His real love is electronic music so this is just a stop gap until he finds the perfect outlet for it. Okay the gap has lasted five years, but that's not the point. His personal life with Anna is as unsatisfactory as his work life... Simon McGrath - Darren Boyd Anna Grieg - Joanna Page Boris Kemal - Lewis Macleod Judith McGrath - Sarah Smart Angela McGrath - Brigit Forsyth Madeleine Turnbull - Rachel Atkins Charles - John Schwab Reluctant arms dealer Simon has a chance to leave during an American takeover bid. |
| 03 | 02 | What's My Motivation | 20101112 | 20140729 (BBC7) 20140730 (BBC7) 20160920 (BBC7) 20160921 (BBC7) 20190419 (BBC7) 20190420 (BBC7) 20201210 (BBC7) 20201211 (BBC7) 20230625 (BBC7) | Simon decides it's finally time to get self-motivated and starts composing his electronic music, self-motivation isn't as easy as he'd thought. To make life even more difficult his mother decides to get a job at Heathcote Sanders. As Judith eloquently puts it, to have one member of the family working in the arms trade may be regarded as misfortune, to have two looks like genetic wickedness. Starring Darren Boyd. Simon McGrath - Darren Boyd Anna Grieg - Joanna Page Boris Kemal - Lewis Macleod Judith McGrath - Sarah Smart Angela McGrath - Brigit Forsyth Madeleine Turnbull - Rachel Atkins Simon decides it is time to get self-motivated and starts composing his electronic music. |
| 03 | 03 | Uncomfortably Numb | 20101119 | 20140805 (BBC7) 20140806 (BBC7) 20160927 (BBC7) 20160928 (BBC7) 20190426 (BBC7) 20190427 (BBC7) 20201217 (BBC7) 20201218 (BBC7) 20230702 (BBC7) | Simon is appalled that his boss thinks it's inappropriate for him to empathise with the world's persecuted and oppressed and should stop worrying. But when his family generally agree that worrying gets you nowhere, he sets out to give himself compassion fatigue so that he can he can stop worrying and not feel guilty about all the bloodshed in the world. Unfortunately his new outlook doesn't seem to change Anna's parents view of him when they come to visit. Starring Darren Boyd. Simon McGrath - Darren Boyd Anna Grieg - Joanna Page Boris Kemal - Lewis Macleod Judith McGrath - Sarah Smart Angela McGrath - Brigit Forsyth Madeleine Turnbull - Rachel Atkins Glenys - Di Botcher Hugh - Mike Hayward When told by his boss to stop empathising, Simon tries to give himself compassion fatigue. |
| 03 | 04 LAST | Unforgiveable, That's What You Are | 20101126 | 20140812 (BBC7) 20140813 (BBC7) 20161004 (BBC7) 20161005 (BBC7) 20190503 (BBC7) 20190504 (BBC7) 20201224 (BBC7) 20201225 (BBC7) 20230709 (BBC7) | Heathcote Sanders are under the microscope when some of the weapons they sold to a hostile government are turned against the British. This prompts Simon to wonder if he should be seeking some kind of forgiveness, although of course, he has absolutely nothing to seek forgiveness for... does he? Meanwhile, his personal life is going fantastically well, until he and Anna realize that they don't know why they love each other. Starring Darren Boyd. Simon McGrath.........Darren Boyd Anna Grieg.............Joanna Page Boris Kemal............Lewis Macleod Judith McGrath..........Sarah Smart Angela McGrath........Brigit Forsyth Madeleine Turnbull........Rachel Atkins Sarah......Di Botcher Vicar.....Mike Hayward When the company's dealings become front page news, Simon wonders if he should be forgiven |