The Masterson Inheritance

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BBC Radio 4 Extra

Comedy: Sitcoms

Improvised comedy with Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Caroline Quentin and Jim Sweeney.

Improvised comedy family saga with Paul Merton, Josie Lawrence, Caroline Quentin and Jim Sweeney.

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The Masterson Inheritance: Series 1: The Sweat of the Mastersons

Series 1

The Sweat of the Mastersons

BBC Radio 4 Extra - The Masterson Inheritance, Series 1, The Sweat of the Mastersons

The family saga of Big Ben, opium dens and men in frocks. Improvised comedy.

The family saga of Big Ben, opium dens and men in frocks. Improvised comedy with Paul Merton and Josie Lawrence. From May 1993.

A young Charles Masterson seeks his fortune in Dickensian London, a town seething with body-snatchers, opium dens and female impersonators...

Based entirely on audience suggestions - this is an improvised historical saga of the Mastersons - a family at war with itself.

Starring:

Paul Merton
Josie Lawrence
Caroline Quentin
Jim Sweeney
Phelim McDermott

Producer: Phil Clarke

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 1993.

The Masterson Inheritance: Series 1

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