Old Boats
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
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 6
Tamsyn has joined the preventives in order to get rid of Kate, who is top of the smuggling charts and engaged to her dad.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 19th March 2003
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 28th September 2010 | 11:30pm | Radio 7 |
| Tuesday 27th September 2011 | 11:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 25th January 2013 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 25th January 2013 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 26th January 2013 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 11th August 2014 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 11th August 2014 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 12th August 2014 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 6th June 2016 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 6th June 2016 | 5:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 7th June 2016 | 5:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 5th October 2018 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 5th October 2018 | 4:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 6th October 2018 | 4:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 8th February 2022 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 8th February 2022 | 4:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Wednesday 9th February 2022 | 4:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Cast & crew
| Lucy Speed | Tamsyn Trelawney |
| John Bowe | Jago Trelawney |
| Andrew McGibbon | Captain Marriot |
| Cameron Stewart | Major Thomas Falconer |
| Martin Hyder | Squire Bascombe |
| Mark Felgate | Dewey |
| Mark Perry | Hobbs |
| Imelda Staunton | Courageous Kate |
| Tom Jamieson | Writer |
| Nev Fountain | Writer |
| Jan Ravens | Producer |
| John Whitehall | Composer |