Phil Ellis Is Trying

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Anarchic sitcom created and written by Phil Ellis and Fraser Steele.

Anarchic sitcom about a man desperate to succeed in a world he does not fully understand. Created and written by Phil Ellis and Fraser Steele.

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When Phil's latest get-rich-quick scheme fails he picks a more well trodden path to riches

When Phil's latest attempt to get rich fails, Polly convinces him to put on a ghost walk through Parbold.  Unfortunately Mick the Chinese Herbalist has similar ideas...

When that the treasure map he bought off a dodgy Tom Jones impersonator turns out - incredibly - to be useless, Polly convinces Phil to abandon his get-rich-quick schemes and opt for something more traditional, namely a ghost walk through Parbold.  Phil jumps at the idea and enlists Johnny to help him.  Parbold has its fair share of ghosts.  And even if no-one can see them, they can just make them up; who's to know any better?  More importantly, putting on a big event like a ghost walk might finally impress Phil's love interest Ellie.  If only Polly and Phil hadn't shared their idea with Mick the Chinese herbalist who suddenly decides he's going to put on a ghost walk too. What a coincidence. Parbold's not big enough for two spectral spectacles so which walk is going to win?

Cast includes:

Phil Ellis as Phil
Johnny Vegas as Johnny
Amy Gledhil as Polly
Katia Kvinge as Ellie/Goth
Jason Barnett as Keith the Barman
Desiree Burch as American Tourist
Terry Mynott as German Tourist/Gravedigger/Orlando
And
Mick Ferry as Mick The Chinese Herbalist

The producer was Sam Michell and it is a BBC Studios Production.

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