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The Saturday Play: The Flump

BBC Radio 4
on BBC Radio 4 FM

A touching comedy by Marcel Pagnol, France's greatest 20th-century comic writer.
Percy S. Smith is called 'the Flump', a nickname given by those in the film industry to a person who is obsessed with becoming a great tragic actor. The victim of a practical joke, Percy gets a walk-on part in a new film and suddenly finds himself an overnight star. However, he is feted as a comic, not as a tragedian.
Director Bruce Hyman

Contributors

Writer:
Marcel Pagnol
Director:
Bruce Hyman
Percy:
Johnny Vegas
Uncle Bernard:
Jimmy Tarbuck
Aunt Clarrisse:
Laura Shavln
Byshe:
Paul Kember
Meyerboom:
Michael Winner
Frances:
Charlotte Coleman
Andrew:
Mike Fenton Stevens
Charlie:
Andy Taylor
Source: Radio Times

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