title: Alone (radio series)
text: # Alone (radio series)
  
  Alone is a BBC Radio 4 situation comedy which stars Angus Deayton and is written by Moray Hunter. The show began with a pilot episode in January 2017, with the first series following on 26 April 2018. A third series began on 7 April 2021 followed by a fourth in August 2022.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Angus Deayton as Mitch
  * Pearce Quigley as Will
  * Abigail Cruttenden as Ellie
  * Kate Isitt as Louisa
  * Bennett Arron as Morris
  
  ## Plot
  
  Middle-aged and widowed Mitch is living in a converted North London Victorian house, divided into flats, with the house owner and half-brother Will who works as a translator from home. In the neighbouring flats is nervous and shy teacher Ellie who secretly holds a crush on Mitch, frightfully honest but frustrated actress Louisa, and dimwitted IT nerd Morris. All four find their way to bothering Mitch with regularity.
  
  ## Episodes
  
  ### Pilot
  
  | No. | Title | Original air date |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | "The Only Way Is Ethics" | 7 January 2017 (2017-01-07) |
  
  ### Series one
  
  | No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | 1 | "The Long Bad Friday Night" | 26 April 2018 (2018-04-26) |
  | 3 | 2 | "Not Listening But Hearing" | 3 May 2018 (2018-05-03) |
  | 4 | 3 | "Just Say No" | 10 May 2018 (2018-05-10) |
  | 5 | 4 | "The Reunion" | 17 May 2018 (2018-05-17) |
  | 6 | 5 | "The Big Match" | 24 May 2018 (2018-05-24) |
  | 7 | 6 | "Birthday Drinks" | 31 May 2018 (2018-05-31) |
  
  ### Series two
  
  | No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 8 | 1 | "A Cry For No Help" | 10 October 2019 (2019-10-10) |
  | 9 | 2 | "Anti-Valentine's Day" | 17 October 2019 (2019-10-17) |
  | 10 | 3 | "A Few Loose Ends" | 24 October 2019 (2019-10-24) |
  | 11 | 4 | "Front Window" | 7 October 2019 (2019-10-07) |
  | 12 | 5 | "The Big Scene" | 14 November 2019 (2019-11-14) |
  | 13 | 6 | "Friday Nights, Saturday Mornings" | 21 November 2019 (2019-11-21) |
  
  ### Series three
  
  | No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 14 | 1 | "Remember The Date" | 7 April 2021 (2021-04-07) |
  | 15 | 2 | "Unpacking The Yada Yada" | 17 April 2021 (2021-04-17) |
  | 16 | 3 | "Undercover Hamster" | 21 April 2021 (2021-04-21) |
  | 17 | 4 | "Man Down" | 28 April 2021 (2021-04-28) |
  | 18 | 5 | "One's Company" | 5 May 2021 (2021-05-05) |
  | 19 | 6 | "Best Man Wins" | 12 May 2021 (2021-05-12) |
  
  ### Series four
  
  | No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 20 | 1 | "Best Upstairs Neighbour Ever" | 16 August 2022 (2022-08-16) |
  | 21 | 2 | "The Longest Brief Thing" | 23 August 2022 (2022-08-23) |
  | 22 | 3 | "Cat and Mice" | 30 August 2022 (2022-08-30) |
  | 23 | 4 | "Ellie Retirement" | 6 September 2022 (2022-09-06) |
  | 24 | 5 | "The Toy Man" | 13 September 2022 (2022-09-13) |
  | 25 | 6 | "Domestic Blitz" | 20 September 2022 (2022-09-20) |
  
  ## Development
  
  The show pilot was commissioned as part of a group of six shows which aired together on 7 January 2017.
  
  The first series was confirmed on 17 August 2017. The return for the second series was announced on 9 January 2018.
  
  ## Broadcast history
  
  The show originally aired on BBC Radio 4, with repeats also airing the following week on BBC Radio 4 Extra.
  
  