It's Higgins, Sir
Sir the Vegetarian
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It's Higgins, Sir is a British radio comedy centered on Higgins, a butler whose life in service brings him into comic contact with the household and its everyday complications. The humor comes from the contrast between the formal world of domestic service and the personalities and situations Higgins must manage.
The program presents self-contained comic stories in a radio-play format, using dialogue and performance to bring the household to life. The episode title, “Sir the Vegetarian,” points to a comic situation involving a change in eating habits, with the familiar social rituals of the home providing room for misunderstanding and dry humor.
Its appeal lies in character-based comedy and the gentle friction between a composed servant and the people around him. The result is an intimate, conversational listen, shaped by the rhythms of a household rather than by broad spectacle.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.