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, although Howarth claims that the show is not satirical. 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.
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| - 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, although Howarth claims that the show is not satirical. 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. (en)
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| - Heathcote Sanders are under the microscope when some of the weapons they sold to a hostile government are turned against the British. (en)
- An American company has placed a bid on Heathcote Sanders, and somehow Simon is offered a promotion (en)
- Simon realises that his only fault is that he is not self-motivated enough. (en)
- Simon is persuaded by Anna and his family to attend his school reunion, but he is determined to prevent his old school friends from finding out what he does for a living. (en)
- Simon finally quits his job, but the timing is poor as he and Anna soon discover that they might become parents. (en)
- Simon discovers that he actually loves his job and even proposes to Anna. As a result, he decides to learn how to hate again. (en)
- Simon tries to use his 'flair for original ideas' to prove to his colleagues and family just how bad he feels about his job. (en)
- Simon sets out to give himself compassion fatigue so that he can stop worrying and not feel guilty about all the bloodshed in the world. (en)
- Simon gets the impression that a woman he meets at an interview might be attracted to him, despite her being introduced to him by Judith, who described Simon as a, "morally contemptible worm". (en)
- Simon plans to show his work colleagues the true horrors of war by organising a paintball trip. (en)
- Judith's new boyfriend Ol is discovered not to be all that he claims to be after Simon discovers that he has been taped giving out highly secret and sensitive information. (en)
- This first episode introduces us to the life of Simon McGrath: a man who considers himself to be a good citizen, even though he works in the arms trade. (en)
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| - Uncomfortably Numb (en)
- Better The Devil You Know (en)
- Brothers In Arms (en)
- Loose Lips Sink Ships (en)
- What's My Motivation (en)
- A Wanting Man (en)
- I Draw The Line (en)
- If A Job's Not Worth Doing (en)
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| - John Finnemore (en)
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| - 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, although Howarth claims that the show is not satirical. 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. (en)
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