3. The Animo-Expo Pro-Gaming Trade Fair

Bill Bailey stars as Guy Starling, a middle aged man who, after 45 years, and for reasons quite unknown to him, is suddenly revisited by his imaginary childhood friend, Hennikay.

The pressure is on at work. Guy’s company have had their best (only) idea in years (ever) stolen from under their noses by an unscrupulous rival. But luckily Guy has come up with a brilliant new idea, courtesy of his invisible best friend, Hennikay and the race is on for them to develop it before the big trade show.

And even with Guy foolishly introducing his schoolboy mate from 1976 to the wonders of the 21st century internet and the delights of expense account lunching, the friends triumph and, working together at last, they manage to hit the big deadline.

They head triumphantly to the show - where grown-up treachery is afoot and Hennikay has his young, innocent eyes opened to the cheating, lying and general down and dirty bad behaviour that modern adults call business.

Written by David Spicer.

Guy …. Bill Bailey
Tony …. Dave Lamb
Marika …. Elizabeth Carling
Kallie …. Hollie Edwin
Don …. Joseph May
TV voices and Pizza Guy …. Matt Addis
Hennikay …. Max Pattison

Producer: Liz Anstee

A CPL production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in December 2022.