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Series 1, Episode 1 - Pig-hoo-o-o-o-ey!

Clarence has to get his pig eating again or he will lose the Fattest Pig prize to his fiendish rival. Meanwhile, Connie demands he put a stop to his niece Angela's love affair with cowboy Jimmy.

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Blandings. Image shows from L to R: Clarence (Timothy Spall), Angela (Alice Orr-Ewing), Jimmy Belford (James Norton), Sir Gregory Parsloe (Robert Bathurst). Copyright: Mammoth Screen

When Cyril the pig man is jailed by Clarence's conniving rival Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe, Lord Emsworth's beloved prize-winning pig the 'Empress of Blandings' starts refusing her food.

With the weigh-in only two weeks away, Clarence and his gambling, spendthrift son Freddie are desperate to get the Empress back to the trough.

Meanwhile, Clarence's sister Connie sets about ruining their niece Angela's love affair with ex-cowboy Jimmy, and to propel her towards a more appropriate match with the noxious Lord Heacham - Sir Gregory's nephew!

Broadcast details

Date
Sunday 13th January 2013
Time
6:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 14th January 2013 11:05pm BBC1
Sunday 22nd February 2015 7:00pm Gold
Thursday 7th May 2015 12:40pm Gold
Saturday 3rd September 2016 8:20am Gold
Sunday 9th October 2016 7:35am Gold
Saturday 29th October 2016 7:30am Gold
Tuesday 1st November 2016 2:35am Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
Timothy Spall Clarence
Jennifer Saunders Connie
Jack Farthing Freddie
Mark Williams Beach
Robert Bathurst Sir Gregory Parsloe
Guest cast
Tony Maudsley Cyril Wellbeloved
B. J. Hogg (as BJ Hogg) Constable Evans
Alice Orr-Ewing Angela
Brendan Patricks Lord Heacham
James Norton Jimmy Belford
Writing team
Guy Andrews Writer (Adapted By)
Michael Ray Script Editor
Jeremy Dyson Script Editor
Production team
Paul Seed Director
Spencer Campbell Producer
Guy Andrews Executive Producer
Michele Buck Executive Producer
Damien Timmer Executive Producer
Kristian Smith Executive Producer
Chris Blunden (as Christopher Blunden) Editor
Jeff Tessler Production Designer
Paul Honey Composer

Video

State of Emergency

There's a state of emergency in Blandings Castle. Angela has broken off her engagement to Lord Heacham.

Featuring: Timothy Spall (Clarence), Mark Williams (Beach), Alice Orr-Ewing (Angela) & Brendan Patricks (Lord Heacham).

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