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 1 repeated Wednesday 10th April at 2:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 4 - Charity
It's Jester's Relief week in Drumlin Bay, and Tamsyn is a bit tired of raising money for the people of Devon, just because their clotted cream is slightly less clotted than the Cornish equivalent.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 11th May 2004
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Tuesday 26th October 2010 | 11:30pm | Radio 7 |
Tuesday 6th December 2011 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Tuesday 6th December 2011 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Wednesday 7th December 2011 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Friday 22nd February 2013 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Friday 22nd February 2013 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Saturday 23rd February 2013 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Monday 27th October 2014 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Monday 27th October 2014 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Tuesday 28th October 2014 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Monday 8th August 2016 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Monday 8th August 2016 | 5:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Tuesday 9th August 2016 | 5:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Wednesday 5th December 2018 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Wednesday 5th December 2018 | 4:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Thursday 6th December 2018 | 4:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Tuesday 5th April 2022 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Tuesday 5th April 2022 | 4:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Wednesday 6th April 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 | Smeldof |
Tom Jamieson | Writer |
Nev Fountain | Writer |
Jan Ravens | Producer |
John Whitehall | Composer |