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Roald Dahl

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Adaptations of hilarious and horrific fantasy tales by the classic children's author.

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Roald Dahl: Kiss Kiss: Parson's Pleasure

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Charles Dance narrates a comic tale by the master of the bizarre. With Ronald Pickup.

Crooked antiques dealer, Cyril Boggis has devised a cunning scheme to acquire new stock. Stars Ronald Pickup and Charles Dance.

Meet Cyril Boggis, an unscrupulous antiques dealer, who charms his way into people's homes disguised as a simple parson, hoping to pick up neglected treasures for a song. 

One bright, Sunday afternoon however, all does not go according to plan when, in the home of farmer Rummins, he discovers a priceless Chippendale commode... 

Five classic tales by Roald Dahl starring Charles Dance as the urbane Storyteller and Ronald Pickup as Cyril. 

Taken from the anthology, Kiss, Kiss. Bizarre and amusing by turns, these black comedies are justly famous for their surprise endings. They show Dahl at the height of his powers as a writer of adult fiction, and are characterised by their deliciously cynical view of human nature and the relish with which they punish the charlatans, bullies and schemers who inhabit their world.

Dramatised by Stephen Sheridan.

Storyteller....Charles Dance
Cyril Boggis....Ronald Pickup
Rummins...David Ryall
Claud......John Baddeley
Lady Harcourt..Lucie Fitchett

Director: David Blount

A Pier Production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in April 2011.

Roald Dahl: Kiss Kiss

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Charles Dance is the urbane storyteller for five classic tales by Roald Dahl.

Charles Dance leads the cast as the urbane storyteller in dramatisations of five classic tales by Roald Dahl

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