The Lentil Sorters is a BBC radio comedy series, written by Jack Bernhardt and starring Vincent Franklin, Rebekah Staton, Kieran Hodgson and Julia Deakin, which first aired on BBC Radio 4 in November 2015.[2]

The Lentil Sorters
GenreSitcom
Running time30 minutes
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Language(s)English
Home stationBBC Radio 4
StarringVincent Franklin
Rebekah Staton
Kieran Hodgson
Julia Deakin
Written byJack Bernhardt
Produced byDavid Tyler
Original release11 November 2015[1]
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
WebsiteThe Lentil Sorters, BBC

It is set in the Office of Local and National Statistics, and follows the day-to-day activities of the People & Places department, which is made up of:

  • Graham - Head of the People & Places Department, with a passionate love for statistics and no discernible social life.
  • Audrey - the department's Survey Researcher, who loves novels and hates Daniel
  • Daniel - the department's Data Analyst, an ex-city capitalist
  • Mrs Wilkins - the tea lady who knows where the bodies are buried

Series One started on 11 November 2015, and the series contains four episodes in total: "Standard Deviation", "Researcher Bias", "False Positives", and "Multi-Parameter Database Search".

The series was produced and directed by David Tyler at Pozzitive Television for BBC Radio 4.

References

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  1. ^ Guide, British Comedy. "The Lentil Sorters episode guide". British Comedy Guide.
  2. ^ Comedy, Pozzitive. "Pozzitive: The Lentil Sorters". pozzitive.co.uk. Retrieved 3 March 2020.