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The Cornwell Estate

Comedy: Character

Phil Cornwell brings six new, edgy comic characters to life

The ups and downs of life on a fictional housing estate, told from the perspective of characters played by the comedian Phil Cornwell

The Cornwell Estate: Series 2

The Cornwell Estate: Series 2: Episode 6: Switzerland McNaughtiehorse

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Episode 6: Switzerland McNaughtiehorse

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Switzerland McNaughtiehorse

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Phil Cornwell as a New York ex-pat with a special line of work in 'waste disposal'.

Phil plays a New York ex-pat from the Bronx with a special line of work in 'waste disposal'. With Phil Cornwell. From December 2010.

Written by Phil Cornwell.

Phil Cornwell brings six edgy comic characters to life in a new series of The Cornwell Estate, starring Tony Gardner (Fresh Meat), Roger Lloyd Pack (Only Fools and Horses, Vicar of Dibley), Simon Greenall (Alan Partridge) Daisy Haggard (Psychoville) Ricky Champ (Him and Her, BBC3) Jill Halfpenny (Eastenders, Legally Blonde) and Cyril Nri.

Switzerland McNaughtiehorse, Switzy to his associates is a Bronx, New York ex-pat living on the Cornwell Estate. He is a dedicated anglophile too and finds the differences in American and British culture fascinating, especially when it comes to his special line of work - 'waste disposal'. Phil Cornwell stars.

Created by Phil Cornwell and Andrew McGibbon. 
Additional material by Nick Romero


Producer/Director: Andrew McGibbon
A Curtains For Radio production for BBC Radio 4.

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