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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 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

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 Mark Felgate Buller
Writing team
Tom Jamieson Writer
Nev Fountain Writer
Production team
Jan Ravens Producer
John Whitehall Composer

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