Babblewick Hall

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Squire Fenton Babblewick inherits an estate. Stars Nicholas Le Prevost.

18th-century tale of well-meaning but at times confused squire Fenton Babblewick and his clever servant Barney. Stars Nicholas Le Prevost and David Antrobus.

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Squire Fenton Babblewick inherits an estate, but his manservant is dismayed.

Squire Fenton Babblewick inherits an estate, but his manservant is dismayed. Stars Nicholas Le Prevost. From December 1995.

When idealistic Fenton Babblewick inherits his uncle's Yorkshire estate, it’s the perfect opportunity to realise his utopian dreams. 

But for his manservant, August Snipe, the move to Babblewick Hall is a nightmare.

The house is cold, full of farm animals and worst of all "it’s in the north" - a lifetime away from the comforts of London. 

Starring Nicholas Le Prevost and Forbes Masson.

First series of Scott Cherry’s six-part sitcom set in the 18th-century. 

Fenton Babblewick    ......    Nick Le Prevost 
Augustus Snipe    ......    Forbes Masson 
Barney    ......    David Antrobus 
Jack    ......    Sam Kelly 
Molly    ......    Gillian Bevan 
Bob Scotcher    ......    Philip Jackson

Music by Paul Mottram. 

Producer:  Paul Schlesinger

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1995.

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Squire Fenton Babblewick inherits an estate. Stars Nicholas Le Prevost

The 18th-century tale of well-meaning but sometimes confused squire Fenton Babblewick (Nicholas Le Prevost), and his clever Scottish servant Barney (David Antrobus). Written by Scott Cherry.

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