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A Sound Investment

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The team make an audio tour hoping to bring visitors flocking, but can't agree on who’ll star in it. Stars Tom Bell. From 2018.

The team are making an audio tour they hope will bring visitors flocking.

But they can't agree on who will star in the recording?

Tom has a bigger problem when he accidentally breaks the most valuable artefact in the museum.

Starring Simon Callow, Miles Jupp and Jane Horrocks.

Comedy about the inept staff at a historic house.

Every year, thousands of tourists flock to the Lake District. But one place they never go to is Plum House - the former country home of terrible poet George Pudding (1779-1848). Now a crumbling museum, losing money hand over fist, it struggles to stay open under its eccentric curator Peter Knight.

Tom Collyer tries and fails to get the museum back on track, alongside the hopelessly out of touch deputy Julian, corner-cutting gift shop manager Maureen, put-upon education officer Emma, and enthusiastic but dim-witted caretaker Alan.

Written by Ben Cottam and Paul McKenna.

Peter ...... Simon Callow
Julian ...... Miles Jupp
Maureen ...... Jane Horrocks
Tom ...... Tom Bell
Alan ...... Pearce Quigley
Emma ...... Louise Ford
Gerry ...... Danny Webb
Ralph ...... Ed Easton

Producer: Sarah Cartwright
Director: Paul Schlesinger

A Hat Trick production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2018.

28 minutes

Last on

Sat 6 Apr 2024 03:00

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Credits

Role Contributor
Peter Simon Callow
Julian Miles Jupp
Maureen Jane Horrocks
Tom Tom Bell
Alan Pearce Quigley
Emma Louise Ford
Gerry Danny Webb
Ralph Ed Easton
Director Paul Schlesinger
Producer Sarah Cartwright
Writer Ben Cottam
Writer Paul Mckenna

Broadcasts

  • Wed 30 May 2018 11:30
  • Thu 27 Jan 2022 18:30
  • Thu 3 Feb 2022 07:30
  • Thu 3 Feb 2022 17:30
  • Thu 3 Feb 2022 22:00
  • Fri 4 Feb 2022 05:30
  • Fri 5 Apr 2024 08:00
  • Fri 5 Apr 2024 13:00
  • Fri 5 Apr 2024 19:00
  • Sat 6 Apr 2024 03:00