Jonathan Coe's cult novel, adapted by David Nobbs, is a black comedy inspired by the immorality, greed and ambition of 1980s Britain. Michael ...... Robert Bathurst Fiona ...... Fiona Allen Hortensia/Tabitha ...... Flaminia Cinque Mortimer ...... Charlie Higson Alice ...... Lucy Punch Pyles ...... Jeff Rawle Michael's Mum ...... Geraldine McNulty Lawrence/Waiter ...... Gus Brown A Tiger Aspect production for BBC Radio 4.