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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

Danny Webb

Ed Easton

Paul Schlesinger

Sarah Cartwright

Ben Cottam

Paul Mckenna

Plum House: Series 2: Thief Encounter

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Peter and Julian engage a crooked connection to retrieve a valuable pudding artefact.

Peter and Julian want to retrieve a valuable pudding artefact and enlist some crooked help. Starring Simon Callow. From 2018.

Peter and Julian are determined to retrieve a valuable pudding artefact and they've enlisted the help of a crooked connection to do so. 

Emma and Tom try to keep everyone on the straight and narrow - but Maureen finds herself mysteriously drawn to the shady visitor.

Starring Simon Callow, Miles Jupp and Jane Horrocks.

Comedy about the inept staff at a historic house.

Every year, thousands of tourists flock to the Lake District. But one place they never go to is Plum House - the former country home of terrible poet George Pudding (1779-1848). Now a crumbling museum, losing money hand over fist, it struggles to stay open under its eccentric curator Peter Knight. 

Tom Collyer tries and fails to get the museum back on track, alongside the hopelessly out of touch deputy Julian, corner-cutting gift shop manager Maureen, put-upon education officer Emma, and enthusiastic but dim-witted caretaker Alan.

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
Gerry ...... Danny Webb
Ralph ...... Ed Easton

Producer: Sarah Cartwright
Director:  Paul Schlesinger

A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2018.

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