Plum House

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Comedy about the eccentric and inept staff at a historic house.

Comedy about the eccentric and inept staff at Plum House, former country home of minor 18th-century poet George Pudding. Written by Ben Cottam and Paul Mckenna.

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Simon Callow

Miles Jupp

Jane Horrocks

Tom Bell

Pearce Quigley

Louise Ford

Rob Jarvis

Paul Schlesinger

Sarah Cartwright

Ben Cottam

Paul Mckenna

Plum House: Pilot

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An eager museum curator arrives to turn things around, but finds the incompetent staff.

An eager museum curator arrives to turn things around but finds incompetent staff resistant to change. Stars Simon Callow. From 2014.

Every year thousands of tourists flock to the Lake District. 

But one place they never go to is Plum House - the former country house of minor 18th century poet, George Pudding. 

Now a crumbling museum, it struggles to stay open under its eccentric curator, Peter Knight. 

Eager young museum administrator Tom Collyer arrives determined to turn the place round, but finds the incompetent staff very resistant to the C-Word - change. 

Successful pilot episode for the following series.  

Written by Ben Cottam and Paul McKenna.

Peter ...... Simon Callow
Julian ......	Miles Jupp
Maureen	...... Jane Horrocks
Tom	...... Tom Bell
Alan	...... Pearce Quigley
Emma ...... Louise Ford
Des/Charles ...... Rob Jarvis

Director:  Paul Schlesinger

Producer:  Sarah Cartwright

A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2014.

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