books have been published in the UK, as well as editions in Australia. A number of collections were published in Italy with the captions translated. Radio adaptation "Bristow" was made into a BBC Radio 4 series written by Dickens and starring both Michael Williams as Bristow and Rodney Bewes as his colleague Jones. There were 14 half-hour episodes made from April 1999 to July 2000, with frequent repeats on BBC 7 (now Radio 4 Extra). Stage adaptation In 1971 the strip was also adapted into a theatrical play at the ICA in London, co-written and directed by Michael Bakewell and starring Freddie Jones. References External links (at guter.org) British comics characters British comic strips Fictional clerks Gag-a-day comics 1960 comics debuts Comics characters introduced in 1960 2012 comics endings Comics spin-offs Comics adapted into radio series Comics adapted into plays BBC Radio 4 programmes Radio programs based on comic strips 1999 radio programme debuts 2000 radio programme endings