Summer Lightning
- Radio comedy drama
- BBC Radio 4
- 2010
- 2 episodes (1 series)
Two-part Radio 4 dramatisation of PG Wodehouse's timeless comic classic about two rival pig farmers. Cast includes Charles Dance and Matt Lucas. Stars Martin Jarvis, Michael Jayston, Charles Dance, Matt Lucas, Patricia Hodge and more.
Episode menu
Series 1, Episode 1
Further details
Parsloe fears that Emsworth's brother Galahad's memoirs contain scurrilous stories about their younger days in the naughty 1890s - particularly a racy story involving some prawns. He plans to hire private detective Percy Pilbeam to purloin the manuscript.
Emsworth's sister Lady Constance, equally desperate to stop publication, also has a secret plan.
And romance is in the air. His Lordship's new secretary and Emsworth's niece Millicent are secretly in love, but need financial help to pull off the marital merger. Emsworth's nephew, Ronnie Fish, is also in love with an unsuitable person - chorus girl Sue Brown. But Emsworth refuses to allow Ronnie any more money. Ronnie concocts a plan to regain his uncle's approval.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 4th July 2010
- Time
- 3pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 60 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Date | Time | Channel |
---|---|---|
Saturday 10th July 2010 | 9:00pm | Radio 4 |
Wednesday 25th September 2013 | 10:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Wednesday 25th September 2013 | 3:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
Thursday 26th September 2013 | 3:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Cast & crew
Martin Jarvis | Lord Emsworth |
Michael Jayston | Sir Gregory Parsloe |
Charles Dance | Galahad Threepwood |
Matt Lucas | Percy Pilbeam |
Patricia Hodge | Lady Constance |
Samuel West | Hugo |
Rachael Stirling | Millicent |
Matthew Wolf | Ronnie Fish |
Lisa Dillon | Sue Brown |
Tim Pigott-Smith | Beach |
Jared Harris | Rupert Baxter |
David Weston | Ensemble Actor |
Jon Glover | Ensemble Actor |
Anna Moore | Ensemble Actor |
Ian Ogilvy | Narrator |
PG Wodehouse | Writer |
Archie Scottney | Writer (Adapted By) |
Martin Jarvis | Director |
Rosalind Ayres | Producer |