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Life on Egg

Series 1

Mistress of Disguise

Duration: 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Available for years

The Egg, floating on a giant prehistoric egg in the middle of the ocean, is Britain's most remote prison.

Harry Hill stars as the Governor.

So there's no better place to send Patsy Potts, one of the nation's most tricky prisoners, who's a master of disguise and escaped from every other prison they've tried to keep her in.

But when Tim arrives on The Egg with Patsy in the helicopter, she's nowhere to be found, and worse, no-one knows what she actually looks like...

Governor Harry ...... Harry Hill
Anne ...... Karen Bartke
Peter ...... Marek Larwood
The Minister ...... Tanya Moodie
Tim the Helicopter Pilot ...... Dan Maier
Prisoner Gyles Brandreth ...... Gyles Brandreth

Written by Dan Maier

Producer: Sam Michell

A BBC Studios production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in December 2017. Show less

Contributors

Governor Harry:
Harry Hill
The Minister:
Tanya Moodie
Tim the Helicopter Pilot:
Dan Maier
Prisoner Gyles Brandreth:
Gyles Brandreth
Writer:
Dan Maier
Producer:
Sam Michell

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