A Trespasser's Guide to the Classics

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Comedy trio Peepolykus stumble into the plots of great works of fiction

Comedy trio Peepolykus assume the roles of minor characters in great works of fiction and derail the plot of the book through their hapless buffoonery

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Ingrid Oliver

John Nicholson

Javier Marzan

Richard Katz

Leo Wan

Stephen Critchlow

Caolan McCarthy

Chris Pavlo

Jessica Turner

Rebecca Hamilton

Sasha Yevtushenko

A Trespasser's Guide to the Classics: Series 1: The Rat-catchers of Yonville

The Rat-catchers of Yonville

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Great works of fiction are upended when the comedy trio stumble into the plot.

Comedy trio Peepolykus upend classic fiction: in provincial France, a pair of vermin controllers seek their fortune. From 2015.

In 19th-century provincial France, a pair of vermin controllers seek their fortune. 

Arriving in the market town of Yonville, things start to go wrong when their rat-catching kit goes missing and then when they find themselves entangled in the marital woes of the town's doctor. 

The comedy troupe Peepolykus assume the roles of minor characters in great works of fiction and derail the plot of the book through their hapless buffoonery.

Written by John Nicholson, Richard Katz and Javier Marzan

Emma . . . . . Ingrid Oliver
John . . . . . John Nicholson
Javier . . . . . Javier Marzan
Charles . . . . . Richard Katz
Tuvache . . . . . Leo Wan
Hippolyte . . . . . Stephen Critchlow
Justin . . . . . Caolan McCarthy
Homais . . . . . Chris Pavlo
Madame Codoux . . . . . Jessica Turner
Felicite . . . . . Rebecca Hamilton

Director: Sasha Yevtushenko

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2015.

A Trespasser's Guide to the Classics: Series 1

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Comedy trio Peepolykus assume the roles of minor characters in great works of fiction.

Comedy trio Peepolykus assume the roles of minor characters in great works of fiction and derail the plot of the book through their hapless buffoonery.

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