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Sitcom about an alien invasion of a small English village, written by Eddie Robson.

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Eddie Robson

Hattie Morahan

Julian Rhind-Tutt

Jan Francis

Peter Davison

Hannah Murray

John-Luke Roberts

Ed Morrish

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The Geonin alien invaders are challenged to a village cricket match.

The Geonin alien invaders are challenged to a village cricket match. Stars Hattie Morahan and Julian Rhind-Tutt. From March 2013.

A successful pilot sparked the first of two series of Eddie Robson's sitcom about an alien invasion of a small English village.

Starring Hattie Morahan and Julian Rhind-Tutt.  

Katrina Lyons was only visiting Cresdon Green, where she grew up, to borrow cash from her parents. 

But when she tried to return to London, it turned out alien beings known as the Geonin had lowered a force field around the village - refusing to let anyone in or out.

Unfortunately almost everyone in the village is too cowardly, apathetic, polite or stupid to stand up to this alien menace, so Katrina has no choice but to start the resistance movement herself. In the cricket pavilion.

In this episode, the force field around the village is keeping out all the rain, so the villagers can no longer moan about the weather. 

Uljabaan realises this means they're moaning about him instead. So he distracts villagers with a cricket match - aliens versus humans - whilst trying to build a device to simulate rain.   

Katrina sees an opportunity to sabotage Uljabaan's computer - if she can keep the match going long enough...

Katrina Lyons    ......    Hattie Morahan
Field Commander Uljabaan    ......    Julian Rhind-Tutt
Margaret Lyons    ......    Jan Francis
Richard Lyons    ......    Peter Davison
Lucy Alexander    ......    Hannah Murray
Computer    ......    John-Luke Roberts

Producer:  Ed Morrish

First broadcast on BBC Radio 2 in March 2013.

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Sitcom about an alien invasion of a small village, starring Hattie Morahan

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