Vegas comes to Yorkshire

A North Yorkshire beach plays host to a new comedy series starring comedian Johnny Vegas, which is due to start on Radio 4.

Shedtown - about the joys of living in a shed - was filmed on location on the picturesque beach at Robin Hood’s Bay.

Vegas made the four-part series, which also stars Suranne Jones and Ronni Ancona, with his own production company, Woolyback.

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He has also enlisted former chart star Paul Heaton, who has had hits with Beautiful South and The Housemartins, to create the music for the series.

Vegas stars as Colin, the boss of an industrial museum who is trying to make sense of the world by turning to his shed.

He said: “The series has a dreamlike quality and we captured that partially in choosing to record on location in one of the finest seaside towns in North Yorkshire. The locals gave us access to their sheds, provided buckets and spades and just made us feel extremely welcome.”

Producer Sally Harrison said: “It’s unusual to have so many well-known actors in one radio production - it was a bit of a labour of love.”

Acclaimed actress Maxine Peake also features as the narrator of the series which begins on Radio 4 on Wednesday at 11pm.

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