On Mardle Fen. Copyright: BBC
On Mardle Fen
- Radio comedy drama
- BBC Radio 4
- 2008 - 2013
- 22 episodes (6 series)
Radio 4 comedy drama by Nick Warburton set in an idiosyncratic restaurant in the Cambridgeshire Fens. Stars Trevor Peacock. Stars Trevor Peacock, Sam Dale, Kate Buffery, John Rowe, Helen Longworth and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Comedy Drama
- Broadcast
- 2008 - 2013
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 22 (6 series)
- Stars
- Trevor Peacock, Sam Dale, Kate Buffery, John Rowe, Helen Longworth, Chris Pavlo and Liza Sadovy
- Writer
- Nick Warburton
- Director
- Claire Grove
- Producer
- Claire Grove
- Company
An inspirational chef, Warwick Hedges - aka Mr Toad meets King Lear - runs an up market restaurant in the Cambridgeshire Fens.
His son Jack works alongside his father, which makes him permanently anxious. They are assisted by Samuel an earthy odd-job man "who crawled out of the slime with the eels" and Zofia, a Polish waitress, who - in later series - becomes a single parent with a baby called Dillie.
The mixture of food, family relationships and Fenland legend is handled with writer Nick Warburton's characteristic deft comic touch.
Additional details
- Production
- Studio
Website links
- On Mardle Fen, Series 6 - Photo Gallery
Behind the scenes photos from the recording of the final series of On Mardle Fen.
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Friday 4th April 2008 at 2:15pm on BBC Radio 4
- Most recent repeats
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- Saturday 25th May 2013 at 4:15am on Radio 4 Extra - Series 2, Episode 4
- Friday 24th May 2013 at 9:15pm on Radio 4 Extra - Series 2, Episode 4
- Friday 24th May 2013 at 11:15am on Radio 4 Extra - Series 2, Episode 4