Is anyone else a fan of this writer? His characters were the basis for a tv comedy in the 70s called I Didn't Know You Cared, but I've been listening to his (imo vastly superior) radio plays, Uncle Mort's North Country, Uncle Mort's South Country and Uncle Mort's Celtic Fringe. They're stories of a young man and his miserable elderly uncle travelling round the country, and the humour's both dry and surreal. It's all about old Yorkshire and its weird inhabitants. Brilliantly understated stuff.

If anyone fancies a listen, you can do here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/listenagain/sunday/