One-time variety star Count Arthur Strong (Steve Delaney) is all Tourettic tics, false starts and nervous fumbling, badly covered up by a delicate sheen of bravado and self-assurance.

With his jumbled delivery of words, delusions of grandeur and ability to get monumentally sidetracked, normal daily tasks become a challenge for Arthur and more often than not, those around him too.

Arthur is almost always oblivious to the chaos and delay he causes those he meets. He often ends up blaming them for the confusion he has caused, and can regularly be heard threatening to write a strongly worded letter or pass details on to his solicitor.

On the rare occasions that it does dawn on Arthur that he is at fault, he will attempt to lie his way out of trouble - normally digging himself into an even deeper hole in the process.

Arthur is a cheapskate - amongst those he attempts to get freebies from is Wilf Taylor, his butcher. Other characters who have the misfortune of knowing Arthur include cafe owner Gerry and Malcolm Titter, a naive budding young actor and playwright who stupidly looks to the Count for advice and acting lessons.

Our Review: An outstanding radio sitcom in which Steve Delaney gives a masterclass in how to write a carefully woven sitcom script which is packed full of smart, intelligent character-based comedy.

Having played the role of Count Arthur Strong at the Fringe for a number of years now, Delaney has the advantage of knowing his character inside out. This allows him to provide pitch-perfect characterisation in all his scripts, something few other writers can do.

Admittedly Count Arthur Strong's Radio Show! isn't going to be to everyone's tastes (it is Delaney himself who is first to point this out), but if you haven't yet listened to the show it is very much worth seeking it out because, for many, this show has become one of their top 10.

This comedy very much has the potential to be turned into a hit TV sitcom (on a channel like BBC Four) so lets hope the Corporation give it a chance on that medium too. In the meantime we have the fourth series to enjoy.