A Short Gentleman

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Hugh Bonneville

Lyndsey Marshal

Adam Billington

Francine Chamberlain

Carl Prekopp

Gerard McDermott

Lauren Mote

Tracy Wiles

Jon Canter

Robin Brooks

Jonquil Panting

A Short Gentleman: Episode 2

Episode 2

BBC Radio 4 Extra - A Short Gentleman, Episode 2

Robert woos Elizabeth, by means of a putty-coloured carpet.

QC Robert tries to woo Elizabeth, by means of a putty-coloured carpet. Stars Hugh Bonneville and Lyndsey Marshal. From 2012.

Robert woos Elizabeth, by means of a putty-coloured carpet. 

Hugh Bonneville stars as Robert Purcell, QC, a perfect specimen of the British Establishment, who applies faultless legal logic to his disastrous personal life.

Jon Canter's comic novel adapted by Robin Brooks.

Robert Purcell ..... Hugh Bonneville
Elizabeth ..... Lyndsey Marshal 
Guy ..... Adam Billington 
Sophie ..... Francine Chamberlain 
Anthony ..... Carl Prekopp 
Isabel ..... Lauren Mote
Alan ..... Gerard McDermott  

Director: Jonquil Painting.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2012.

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Robert Purcell QC battles to apply faultless legal logic to his disastrous personal life.

Hugh Bonneville stars as Robert Purcell QC, a perfect specimen of the British Establishment, who applies faultless legal logic to his disastrous personal life. Comedy by Jon Canter

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