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Comedy by Katherine Jakeways about the inhabitants of a small town in Northamptonshire

Comedy series by Katherine Jakeways about the inhabitants of a small town in Northamptonshire

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North by Northamptonshire: Series 2: Episode 6

Episode 6

Series 2

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Norman may have stopped the parade, but the festival must go on.

Norman may've halted the parade, but the festival goes on. Helen has news for Jan. Sheila Hancock narrates. From January 2012.

Norman may have stopped the parade, but the festival must go on. 

Meanwhile Helen has news for Jan and Frank, and love blossoms for a most unlikely couple. 

Sheila Hancock narrates the bittersweet adventures of the residents of a small town in Northamptonshire.

Written by Katherine Jakeways.

John Biggins................................Keith
Mackenzie Crook...........................Rod
Kevin Eldon...................Jonathan / Ken
Shelia Hancock....................... Narrator
Jessica Henwick...........................Helen
Katherine Jakeways........ Esther / Jacqui
Felicity Montagu..............................Jan
Geoffrey Palmer........................Norman
Lizzie Roper..............................Angela
Penelope Wilton............................Mary
Rufus Wright................................Frank

Producer: Victoria Lloyd

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 2012.

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