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Bill Bailey stars as Guy Starling, a middle aged man who, after 45 years, and for reasons quite unknown to him, is suddenly revisited by his imaginary childhood friend, Hennikay.

Things are looking up for Guy Starling. His work is going well and his friendship with Marika is starting to blossom into romance. And even Hennikay, his imaginary, 11-year-old childhood friend, has stopped driving him mad.

However, for Hennikay, things aren’t so straightforward. He realises that at the age of 58, Guy is finally growing up. And growing away from him. Having been 11 years old all his life, Hennikay is happy in his immaturity but is wise enough to know that maybe it’s time he left Guy to live in his grown-up world without him being around so much.

When Guy visits a new client called Abigail Finch, a bestselling writer of self-help books who in spite of being full of advice for other people lives a rather sad and lonely life, Hennikay decides she is someone that maybe could benefit from his friendship. And so for the first time, he leaves Guy to his own devices and introduces himself to Abigail. Who, not surprisingly, thinks she is finally having the nervous breakdown she always suspected was coming.

But then, being a writer, she decides to use her ‘madness’ to write her next book and her and Hennikay become ill-matched literary partners.

Bill Bailey is joined by guest star Monica Dolan in this warm, funny look at childhood, adulthood and some of the follies of modern life - where an invisible boy might be the one with all the answers.

Written by David Spicer

Guy: Bill Bailey
Hennikay: Max Lester
Marika: Elizabeth Carling
Patsy: Jessica Dennis
Abigail: Monica Dolan

Producer: Liz Anstee
ACPL production for 91Èȱ¬ Radio 4

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