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Elephants To Catch Eels

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

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

Cast
Lucy Speed Tamsyn Trelawney
John Bowe Jago Trelawney
Andrew McGibbon Captain Marriot
Cameron Stewart Major Thomas Falconer
Martin Hyder Squire Bascombe
Mark Felgate Dewey
Guest cast
Mark Perry Smeldof
Writing team
Tom Jamieson Writer
Nev Fountain Writer
Production team
Jan Ravens Producer
John Whitehall Composer

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