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Lenin of the Rovers: The Adventures of a Communist Football Club

By: Marcus Berkmann
Narrated by: Alexei Sayle, Keith Allen, Phil Cornwell, Andrew McClean, John Sessions, Jim Broadbent, Kenneth Wolstenholme, full cast
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Summary

Alexei Sayle stars in this comical story of Britain's first Communist football team

A secret descendant of Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin, Ricky Lenin is a dyed-in-the-wool Marxist, fervently committed to overthrowing the decadent world of British football. As a midfield maestro, he's perfectly placed to infiltrate England's top club, Felchester Rovers, where he proceeds to introduce his radical ideas. But there's more to his fellow players than meets the eye, and Ricky soon discovers he's not the only one seeking to foment revolution...

In these two series, the tactical mastermind and his teammates lock horns with the gutter press, are drawn against the notoriously hard Crungethorpe United, attempt to use the old boy network to get a sleeper agent into Cambridge, and head to the sunny socialist idyll of El Telvador - only to find themselves in the midst of a war zone. But can they make it through to the FA Cup final?

Part parody, part social commentary, this tongue-in-cheek 'penny dreadful of the airwaves' affectionately spoofs everything from Roy of the Rovers and Boys' Own heroes to the British establishment, the North-South divide, Marxist-Leninist ideology and football itself. Among the star cast are Keith Allen, Phil Cornwell, John Sessions, Jim Broadbent and legendary BBC football commentator Kenneth Wolstenholme.

Written by Marcus Berkmann

Produced by Harry Thompson

Cast

Ricky Lenin - Alexei Sayle

Frank Lee Brian - Kenneth Wolstenholme

Stevie Stalin/Mike Frankly - Andrew McClean

Brian Frankly - Jerold Wells

Ray of the Rovers - Maurice Colbourne

The Colonel - Ballard Berkeley/Donald Hewlett

Terry Trotsky - Keith Allen/Jonathan Kydd/Phil Cornwell

Frank Lee Motson/Davies/Robin Hood - Phil Cornwell

Announcer - John Witty

Des Frankly - Tony Alias

Julian Frankly/Senior Praecucumber - John Wells

Jeff Frankly - John Sessions

Curvy Corinne - Jacqueline Ashman

Manolo/McCreadie/C Hopper Harris - Jim Broadbent

First broadcast BBC Radio 4, 13 February-9 March 1988 (Series 1), 1-8 April 1989 and 8-15 April 2005 (Series 2)

©2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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comedy in its purest form

Hard to define what is so special about this, but it has me laughing out loud.

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What a total load of crap...

dont bother as its not funny. I listened for about 7 minutes to give it a chance, but deleted it off my device. I like Alexi but what was he doing in this rubbish. i very rarely ask for my money back but this is going back. Arrrgggggh...

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