Rum Bunch
- Radio sketch show
- BBC Radio 4
- 2017
- 4 episodes (1 series)
Radio 4 sketch show starring Justin Edwards, Mel Giedroyc and David Mounfield. Also features Dave Mounfield, Jason Hazeley and David Reed.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 2 - Great Hillston
Justin, Mel and Dave - along with special guest Jane Asher - create drama with a Jacobean tragedy, a cake-eating competition and some sheep.
Further details
Justin, Mel and Dave have been invited by the parishioners of the sleepy rural idyll of Great Hillston-Near-Water - birthplace of the Jacobean playwright Lydia Le Provost - to perform her most famous play, The Murderous Priest.
Justin has invited the showbiz legend and serious actress, Jane Asher, to take the leading role. It has been her lifetime ambition to perform the play's famous death scene.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 10th May 2017
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Wednesday 17th May 2017 | 7:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Wednesday 17th May 2017 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Wednesday 17th May 2017 | 10:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Thursday 18th May 2017 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
Thursday 26th August 2021 | 7:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Thursday 26th August 2021 | 5:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Friday 27th August 2021 | 5:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Friday 16th February 2024 | 10:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Cast & crew
Justin Edwards | Host / Presenter |
Mel Giedroyc | Host / Presenter |
Dave Mounfield | Host / Presenter |
Jason Hazeley | Self |
David Reed | Self |
Jane Asher | Guest |
Justin Edwards | Writer |
Toby Davies | Writer |
Neil Edmond | Writer |
Lucy Porter | Writer |
Joel Morris | Writer |
Jason Hazeley | Writer |
Dave Mounfield | Writer |
Jim North | Producer |
Jerry Peal | Sound Designer |