The plot follows Adam Sharpe, who returns to Birmingham from London after a breakdown, and is forced to move in with his father Rudy Sharpe. They squeeze into the flat above the eponymous Rudy's Rare Records, his dad's shambolic record shop selling reggae, ska and soul. While Adam is anxious and straight-laced, Rudy is exuberant, opinionated and brash. Other characters include Adam's adult son Richie, shop employee Tasha, the self-proclaimed first black goth girl in Handsworth, Doreen, Rudy's girlfriend, and Clifton, his friend.
Series 1
Episodes
Take Me Home, Country Roads
Roots Manoeuvres
Get Up, Stand Up
The Heart of Saturday Night
Series 2
Episodes
Ill Communication
Oh Carolina
Daddy Cool
Ride With Me
Series 3
Episodes
No Richie, No Cry
It's A Family Affair
Redemption Song
Rudy's Rare Record
Lights Out
Girls and Boys
Series 4
Episodes
Three's a Crowd
Best Local Business
Let It Grow
It's Grim Up North
Miss Reenie Comes to Stay
Sound of da Police
Cast
Larrington Walker as 'Rudy Sharpe'Lenny Henry as 'Adam Sharpe'Natasha Godfrey as 'Tasha'Joe Jacobs as 'Richie Sharpe'Claire Benedict as 'Doreen'Jeffery Kissoon as 'Clifton'Tracy-Ann Oberman as 'Alison'