(June 2014) , Radio Play. 'When the Dog Dies' is a 'BBC Radio 4' sitcom starring Ronnie Corbett as Sandy Hopper, a retired man whose family want him to leave his house and downsize so that they can benefit from the money, however, Sandy is adamant that there is nothing wrong with his dog Henry! Liza Tarbuck plays his lodger Dolores in all 4 series. Like the 1980s sitcom Sorry!, the show is written by Ian Davidson and Peter Vincent.