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Tales from the Backbench

on BBC Radio 4 FM

A new four-part comedy series by Peter Tinniswood featuring Leslie Phillips as the useless and forgetful MP Sir Plympton Makepeace. 1: The Campaign. Sir Plympton recalls how he and his fellow candidates resolved to keep the general election to themselves and to plan their non-existent campaign from the snug bar of the Jug and Arlott. Director Enyd Williams

Contributors

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Peter Tinniswood
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Leslie Phillips
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Sir Plympton Makepeace.
Director:
Enyd Williams

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