Mission Improbable. Image shows from L to R: Lucy (Lizzie Bates), Jane (Catriona Knox), Amelia (Anna Emerson). Copyright: Top Dog Productions
Mission Improbable

Mission Improbable

  • Radio sitcom
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2012 - 2014
  • 8 episodes (2 series)

Fast-paced mini-adventures written by and starring The Boom Jennies. Stars Catriona Knox, Lizzie Bates, Anna Emerson, Felicity Montagu, Anil Desai and Gordon Kennedy

Episode menu

Series 1, Episode 2 - Splash!

A fast-paced tale of rowing, wooing and dolphin-watching with the binoculars round the wrong way.

Further details

When cub reporter Jane arrives in Tintagel to get an interview with Cornwall's oldest whelk fisherman, her long-suffering companions could be forgiven if they were a little reluctant to tag along. Not a bit of it.

Spinster-in-waiting Lucy has her eye on Jane's septuagenarian man of the sea, and zoo assistant Amelia has her mind fixed on dolphins. But as they head out into the bay to intercept the aged shellfish gatherer, the speed of Amelia's rowing sets them on a very different course - one of world records, mountainous seas and near misses with oil tankers.

Will Jane get her story? Will Lucy catch the man of her dreams? Will Amelia remember to take the lens cap off her binoculars? All these questions will be answered before their plucky rowing boat spies land once more.

Broadcast details

Date
Wednesday 5th December 2012
Time
11:15pm
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Length
15 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Wednesday 24th December 2014 11:15pm Radio 4
Saturday 19th December 2015 10:15pm Radio 4 Extra
Wednesday 31st August 2016 11:15pm Radio 4 Extra
Thursday 10th November 2022 11:00pm Radio 4 Extra

Cast & crew

Cast
Catriona Knox Jane
Lizzie Bates Lucy
Anna Emerson Amelia
Guest cast
Paul Ryan Bill
Writing team
Lizzie Bates Writer
Anna Emerson Writer
Catriona Knox Writer
Production team
Dave Lamb Producer
Richie Webb Producer
Matt Katz Composer

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