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 5 - London
Jago has been kidnapped and taken to London, but Dewey is far more interested in seeing 'Bedlam' ('Looneys, Looneys and More Looneys' - the Times) which is now in its sixth record-breaking year.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 18th May 2004
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Tuesday 2nd November 2010 | 11:30pm | Radio 7 |
Tuesday 13th December 2011 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Tuesday 13th December 2011 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Wednesday 14th December 2011 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Friday 1st March 2013 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Friday 1st March 2013 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Saturday 2nd March 2013 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Monday 3rd November 2014 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Tuesday 4th November 2014 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Monday 15th August 2016 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Monday 15th August 2016 | 5:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Tuesday 16th August 2016 | 5:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Wednesday 12th December 2018 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Wednesday 12th December 2018 | 4:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Thursday 13th December 2018 | 4:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Tuesday 12th April 2022 | 9:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Tuesday 12th April 2022 | 4:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Wednesday 13th 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 | Mark Felgate Buller |
Tom Jamieson | Writer |
Nev Fountain | Writer |
Jan Ravens | Producer |
John Whitehall | Composer |