| Chambers | |
|---|---|
| Format | sitcom |
| Starring | John Bird Sarah Lancashire Nina Wadia James Fleet Jonathan Kydd Jeremy Clyde John Hodgkinson John Rowe |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC |
| Original airing | 2000 |
Chambers was a BBC produced radio and television sitcom. It was written by barrister Clive Coleman and starred John Bird and Sarah Lancashire in both versions. The radio version was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in three series between 1996 and 1999, and the television version was broadcast on BBC One. John Bird plays the lead role of John Fuller-Carp, a barrister in charge of Forecourt Chambers. His coleagues are Hilary Tipping, a rather ineffectual young man, and Ruth Quirke, initially a rather militantly left wing feminist. After Lesley Sharp left the role after the first series and Sarah Lancashire took over, Ruth became more of comic neurotic, but many of the 'original' Ruth's harder characteristics were later given to the character who replaced her in the second run of the television series, Alex Kahn.
Radio cast
- John Bird as John Fuller-Carp
- James Fleet as Hilary Tripping
- Lesley Sharp as Ruth Quirke (Series 1)
- Sarah Lancashire as Ruth Quirke (Series 2 & 3)
- Jonathan Kydd as Vince Griffiths
Television cast
- John Bird as John Fuller-Carp
- Sarah Lancashire as Ruth Quirke (Series 1) (2000)
- Nina Wadia as Alex Kahn (Series 2) (2001)
- James Fleet as Hilary Tipping
- Jonathan Kydd as Vince Griffin
- Jeremy Clyde as Vernon Ames
- John Hodgkinson as Guy
- John Rowe as Judge Riseby
External links
- Chambers at bbc.co.uk Comedy Guide
- British Comedy and Drama website episode guide
- Chambers (television) at the Internet Movie Database
