Two Pipe Problems. Image shows from L to R: William Parnes (Richard Briers), Sandy Boyle (Stanley Baxter). Copyright: Catherine Bailey Productions Limited
Two Pipe Problems
- Radio comedy drama
- BBC Radio 4
- 2007 - 2013
- 13 episodes (7 series)
Radio 4 comedy drama focusing on two resident sleuths living in a retirement home. Stars Stanley Baxter, Richard Briers, Geoffrey Palmer, Jillie Meers and Tracy Wiles
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Series 7, Episode 2 - The House on the Marsh
William and Sandy travel to a windswept wintry Suffolk in search of William's inheritance, where they are haunted by ghosts from the past and threats from the present, and William makes a life changing decision about his future.
Further details
This week marks the centenary of the birth of Benjamin Britten, and his opera Peter Grimes is woven into this final episode.
The opera is set in Aldeburgh, on the Suffolk coast from which Britten drew so much inspiration. Writer Michael Chaplin was inspired to create a story that drew on that landscape and the creation of Peter Grimes, but also paid homage to the genius of MR James' ghost story, Oh Whistle And I'll Come You, My Lad.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 19th November 2013
- Time
- 2:15pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 45 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
Cast & crew
| Stanley Baxter | Sandy Boyle |
| Geoffrey Palmer | William Parnes |
| Linda Broughton | Ellen |
| Stephen Critchlow | Jeremy (Policeman) |
| Michael Chaplin | Writer |
| Marilyn Imrie | Director |
| Marilyn Imrie | Producer |