Well, this has certainly set my geek-radar off the scale! It appears that the BBC is set to broadcast a new comedy celebrating the classic years of British computing in the 1980s.

“Syntax Era (working title) provides an affectionately comic account of the 1980s race for home computer supremacy,” reads the BBC’s release.

“The drama documents the lengthy rivalry between maverick visionary Sir Clive Sinclair (Alexander Armstrong) and his former colleague Chris Curry (Martin Freeman) as they go head to head to achieve domination of the growing home computer market.”

“Those of us that lived through the eighties will remember the sense of excitement when gadgets and technology started to appear in our homes,” says Controller of BBC Four, Richard Klein.

“But not many of us will know the fascinating stories behind their arrival. Alexander Armstrong and Martin Freeman are excellent choices to portray Sir Clive Sinclair and Chris Curry at a time when battling to have the UK’s most loved home computer was their number one priority.”

Syntax Era (I really hope they keep this title) will be broadcast later this year on BBC4.