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Sober Companion

5. Frankie, Leader of the Emeralds

2 November 2026

Available for over a year

Mid-flight, Lucy’s sobriety journey takes a terrible turn and Tim is forced to enlist the help of Frankie the flight attendant.

In 'Sober Companion', episode 5:

Rob Delaney as Tim

Bel Powley as Lucy Green

Chris Hall as Frankie

Additional voices were:

Alice Hoskyns, Christine Kavanagh, Paul Panting, Finlay Paul

Based on an original idea by Pippa Brown

Executive Producers: Sharon Horgan, Faye Dorn and Pippa Brown

Executive Producer for the BBC: Dylan Haskins

Assistant commissioner for BBC: Lorraine Okuefuna

Written and created by Sarah Simmonds

Directed by Destiny Ekaragha

Series Produced by Emma Morgan

Story Produced by Maddie Beautyman and Megan Heverin

Production Manager: Archan Mohile

Production Coordinator: Marlene Beauquis Smith

Production Runner: Tobias Davies

Script Assistant: Liis Miik

Casting Director: Lauren Evans

Recorded at Sonica Studios

Recording Engineer: Paul Clark

Sound Design by Olga Reed

Music and Score composed by Adiescar Chase

Merman Television Managing Director: Rebecca Parkinson

Merman Finance Director: Jackie Sidey

Merman Television Head of Production: Amanda Wasey

Merman Television Finance Manager: Gemma Wilson

Legal and Business Affairs: Mark Rogers and Georges Villeneau

Photography: Ellis O'Brien

Behind the Scenes: Michas Vanni

A Merman Television Scotland production for BBC Radio 4