Elephants To Catch Eels
- Radio comedy drama
- BBC Radio 4
- 2003 - 2004
- 12 episodes (2 series)
Historical comedy set in 1790s Cornwall concerning the adventures of heroic smuggler Tamsyn Trelawney and her drunken father Jago. Stars Lucy Speed, John Bowe, Andrew McGibbon, Cameron Stewart, Martin Hyder and Mark Felgate
- Series 1, Episode 4 repeated Wednesday at 2:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
Character guide
Tamsyn Trelawney
Tamsyn is the greatest smuggler in Drumlin Bay, and possibly one the greatest smugglers in all of history. Sadly however, she never gets any of the credit. Part of the problem is that hardly anyone takes her seriously because she is a woman. Luckily, this is also one of the reasons that she never gets captured.
Jago Trelawney
Jago is Tamsyn's father who keeps stealing all of his daughter's credit, despite the fact that he is constantly drunk. He more often than not hinders Tamsyn's plans rather than helping her.
Captain Marriot
Marriot is the local customs officer who's job is to capture any smugglers in Drumlin Bay. He normally does quite well in that he is one of the few officers who is no way corrupt. However, his boss fails to realise that Tamsyn is a smuggling genius.
Major Thomas Falconer
Major Falconer is a new arrival to Drumlin Bay as well as Marriot's new boss. While Tamsyn is the most successful, Falconer never suspects her because he believes no woman could be responsible for such a crime wave. He often spends much of his time falling in love with her.
Squire Bascombe
Bascombe is the mayor of Drumlin Bay. He is very corrupt and is always profiting from the smuggling that takes place in the town. He also spends much of his time having affairs.
Dewey
Dewey assists Tamsyn in her smuggling. However, due to his incredible stupidity Tamsyn often sees him as something of a liability.