Safety Catch

This article is about the sitcom. For the device on a firearm, see Safety (firearms). For the film, see Safety Catch (film).

Safety Catch
GenreSitcom
Running time30 minutes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
Home stationBBC Radio 4
StarringDarren Boyd
Joanna Page
Sarah Smart
Brigit Forsyth
Lewis MacLeod
Created byLaurence Howarth
Written byLaurence Howarth
John Finnemore
Produced byDawn Ellis
Recording studioShaw Theatre, London
Original release26 September 2007 –
26 November 2010
No. of series3
No. of episodes12
WebsiteBBC Homepage

Safety Catch is a sitcom on BBC Radio 4 created by Laurence Howarth and written by Howarth and John Finnemore. The series was first broadcast in 2007. It is about Simon McGrath (played by Darren Boyd), a man who works in a job that he does not like – the arms trade. The show mocks issues of morality,[1] although Howarth claims that the show is not satirical.[2] Because of the subject matter and the light-hearted way it is treated, the series is one of Radio 4's most controversial. A second series was broadcast in April 2009.[3]

  1. ^ "Safety Catch". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2 July 2008.
  2. ^ "25 July 2008". Feedback. 25 July 2008.
  3. ^ "Episode Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 2 July 2008.