27 October 1987 (1987-10-27) – 25 July 1991 (1991-07-25)
No. of episodes
338
Citizens was a radio drama series, which aired twice a week from 27 October 1987 to 25 July 1991. There were 338 twenty-five-minute episodes and it was broadcast on BBC Radio 4. It was created by Marilyn Imrie and A.J. Quinn.
The series initially focused on the residents of 5 Limerick Road in the fictional South London borough of Ditcham:
Landlady Alex Parker (Kate Duchêne), a single parent, originally from Norwich;
merchant banker Hugh Hamilton (James MacPherson) from Kilmarnock;
doctor Anita Sharma (Seeta Indrani) from Birmingham; and
Ernest Bond (Brian Murphy), who lived in the ground floor flat with his Siamese cat Salome.
Alex, Julia, Michael, Hugh and Anita had all met as students in Leicester.
In later years, the series increasingly focused on local bar, The Chariots of Fire, and a crime boss played by John Hollis. Alexei Sayle made a guest appearance as himself in late 89.
