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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Smitten by lovely Lucinda, squire Fenton must firstly face her mother's demands.

Smitten by lovely Lucinda, squire Fenton must firstly face her mother's demands. Stars Nicholas Le Prevost. From January 1996.

After a sermon from Parson Flinch on the dangers of worldly lusts, Fenton Babblewick finds himself smitten by the exquisite charms of Miss Lucinda Bluntstone. 

However, before any progress can be made Fenton must satisfy the terms and conditions of Lucinda's formidable mother which includes strict stipulations concerning the long-suffering Augustus Snipe - will this prove the end of an enduring master/servant relationship?

Starring Nicholas Le Prevost and Forbes Masson.

Scott Cherry’s sitcom set in the 18th-century.

Fenton Babblewick ...... Nick Le Prevost
Augustus Snipe ...... Forbes Masson
Barney ...... David Antrobus
Jack ...... Sam Kelly
Molly ...... Gillian Bevan
Flinch ...... Maurice Denham 
Mrs Bluntstone ......  Liz Spriggs 
Lucinda ...... Tracie Bennett 
Smellie ...... David Timson 
Hartson ...... Geoffrey Whitehead

Music by Paul Mottram.

Producer: Paul Schlesinger

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1996.

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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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