The In Crowd

All four series of the comedy sketch show from Manchester's Comedy Store starring Robin Ince, Helen Moon, Smug Roberts and Kate Ward

Get in with The In Crowd – the coolest clique of comedians to come out of Manchester’s Comedy Store. Their world is a weird but beguiling one, inhabited by a varied menagerie of peculiar personalities, everyday eccentrics, odd obsessives and plenty of strange old ladies.

Meet Dot and her friend Millie, who only communicates in catchphrases; Wendy Clapper, who thinks TV, credit cards, swimming pools and soup are nothing but trouble; and Jonathan Tudge, who just can't help putting his foot in it. You’ll also encounter the worst therapist in the world, the travel agent who won't let anyone go further than Lowestoft, a registered platitudopath, a bag lady turned sacred icon, and the furniture removal men who think they're on Antiques Roadshow.

Plus, there’s lots of helpful hints and useful advice, including how to obtain a privatised Christian name; how not to go about being a medium, an auctioneer or a tramp; and how to track down your old school bully. Find out what to do if you suspect your friends have been seeing other friends behind your back, discover some swimwear solutions for dieters who haven't yet reached their target weight, learn a surprising tip for conkers – and hear why the best way to do business is by having fights with rival companies near the old oak tree…

Production credits
With Robin Ince, Helen Moon, Smug Roberts and Kate Ward
Written by Colin Anderson, Alex Boardman, Marvin Cheeseman, Eliah Chlopicki, Steve Cochran, Carl Cooper, Martin Dempsey, Mick Davies, Ed Dyson, Robin & Neil Gibbons, Sandy Gort, Robin Ince, Tom Mitchelson, Martin Mor, Sue Morris, Susan Murray, Lavinia Murray, James Quinn, Howard Reed, Lara Silverstone, The Trap, Susan Vale and Stan Vernon
Produced by Graham Frost

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 8 August-12 September 2001 (Series 1), 6 March-10 April 2002 (Series 2), 24 July-21 August 2002 (Series 3), 1 June-6 July 2004 (Series 4)