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A Kind of Breakfast Show.

Dermot chats to Dan Clark and Patrick Baladi about their new movie A Kind of Kidnapping. Plus, the Mystery Voice and a wedding.

Dan Clark and Patrick Baladi from A KIND OF KIDNAPPING join Dermot in the studio. It's the story of 30-something couple Maggie and Brian who, both struggling to get by, decide to kidnap London politician Richard Hardy. Sadly no one wants to pay the ransom, but just before they let Hardy go he wonders if he might be able to spin the situation to his advantage if they continue to keep him hostage. Why? Well, he鈥檚 never had better PR than this and he believes the sympathy vote will help with his campaign to one day become Prime Minister. What follows is a series of lies, double crossing and even murder in this darkly comic thriller.

After drama school, Patrick Baladi joined the National Theatre where he acted alongside Martin Freeman, who would later be a co-star in the television comedy series The Office as David Brent鈥檚 manager nemesis Neil Godwin. He has also starred in the hugely successful Rush and Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason.

Recently, Patrick has starred in a number of critically-acclaimed TV series including Marcella, Line of Duty, Breeders and the global smash-hit TV series Ted Lasso.

Dan 'DG' Clark began his career as a comedian and actor. He鈥檚 probably best known for playing loveable loser Don Danbury in the cult hit 麻豆社 comedy How Not to Live Your Life, which ran for three seasons and a Christmas special. As well as starring in the show he wrote every episode, co-produced each season and directed several episodes.

As a stand-up comedian, he enjoyed several sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Festival, toured the UK with four different comedy specials and has performed in Berlin, Los Angeles and San Francisco.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Music Played

  • The Beach Boys

    Sail On Sailor

    • The Best Of The Beach Boys (CD 2).
    • EMI.
  • 补鈥恏补

    I've Been Losing You

    • Headlines & Deadlines: Hits Of A-Ha.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 3.
  • Birdy

    Paradise Calling

    • Portraits.
    • Atlantic.
  • Billy Joel

    Piano Man

    • Piano Man.
    • Columbia.
  • The Strokes

    Last Nite

    • The Strokes - Is This It.
    • Rough Trade Records.
  • Mark Radcliffe, Sally Boazman & Smithill School Brass Band

    Bangers and Mash

    • Bandaged - Children In Need.
    • 麻豆社.
  • The Beautiful South

    Old Red Eyes Is Back

    • Beautiful South - Carry On Up The Cha.
    • Go! Discs.
  • Paloma Faith

    Stone Cold Sober

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.
  • Blur

    Barbaric

    • The Ballad Of Darren.
    • Parlophone.
  • Muse

    Starlight

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
  • Semisonic

    Secret Smile

    • (CD Single).
    • MCA.
  • Glen Campbell

    Rhinestone Cowboy

    • Ultimate Country (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.
  • James Blunt

    Beside You

    • Who We Used To Be.
    • Atlantic.
  • Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

    The Message

    • (CD Single).
    • Deep Beats.
  • The D酶

    On My Shoulders

    • Get Down Under under licence to Wagram Music / cinq 7.
  • Air Supply

    All Out Of Love

    • Making Love -The Very Best Of Air Sup.
    • Arista.
  • The Cure

    The Love Cats

    • The Cure - Staring At The Sea.
    • Fiction.
  • Peter Gabriel

    Road To Joy

    • i/o.
    • Real World.
  • Doves

    Black And White Town

    • Heavenly.
  • Angie McMahon

    Letting Go

    • AWAL Recordings.

Broadcast

  • Sat 12 Aug 2023 08:00