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 3 repeated Wednesday at 2:30pm on Radio 4 Extra
Episode menu
Series 2, Episode 6 - Mother
Tamsyn's mother 'Lizabeth suddenly turns up at the tavern - after it was thought she had drowned fifteen years ago - and greets Tamsyn with the immortal phrase... 'Ello Princess...'
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 25th May 2004
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 9th November 2010 | 11:30pm | Radio 7 |
| Tuesday 20th December 2011 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 20th December 2011 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Wednesday 21st December 2011 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 8th March 2013 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 8th March 2013 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 9th March 2013 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 10th November 2014 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 10th November 2014 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 11th November 2014 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 22nd August 2016 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Monday 22nd August 2016 | 5:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 23rd August 2016 | 5:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Wednesday 19th December 2018 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Wednesday 19th December 2018 | 4:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 20th December 2018 | 4:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 19th April 2022 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 19th April 2022 | 4:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Wednesday 20th 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 | Roderick |
| Alison Steadman | 'Lizabeth |
| Tom Jamieson | Writer |
| Nev Fountain | Writer |
| Jan Ravens | Producer |
| John Whitehall | Composer |