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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

Ben Cottam

Paul Schlesinger

Paul Mckenna

Plum House: Series 1: Perilously Poorly Peter

Perilously Poorly Peter

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Peter's forced to visit town, leaving his hopelessly out-of-touch deputy Julian in charge.

As Peter is forced to visit town, Julian’s in charge and spies a chance to finally make his mark. Stars Simon Callow. From 2016.

Peter is forced to visit town, somewhere he hasn't been since Woolworths closed down, for a medical emergency. 

He leaves his hopelessly out-of-touch deputy Julian in charge who sees it as a perfect opportunity for him to finally make his mark on the place by, amongst other things, establishing his cafe Chez Julian, a hangout for 'Cumbrian Jean Paul Sartres'.

Starring Simon Callow and Miles Jupp.

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. 

Comedy about the inept staff at an historic house written by Ben Cottam and Paul McKenna

Peter    ......    Simon Callow
Maureen    ......    Jane Horrocks
Julian    ......    Miles Jupp
Tom    ......    Tom Bell
Alan    ......    Pearce Quigley
Emma    ......    Louise Ford
Mary    ......    Kate Anthony
Jean    ......    Sandra Maitland

Director: Paul Schlesinger

A Hat Trick production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in June 2016.

Plum House: Series 1

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