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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

Jane Horrocks

Miles Jupp

Tom Bell

Pearce Quigley

Louise Ford

Paul Schlesinger

Ben Cottam

Paul Mckenna

Plum House: Series 1: Episode 5: The Rather Risky Ramble

Episode 5

Episode 5: The Rather Risky Ramble

Series 1

The Rather Risky Ramble

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Tom returns from a team building course to find the Plum House team have been bickering.

Tom returns from a team building course to find the team have been bickering in his absence. Starring Tom Bell. From 2016.

Tom returns from a team building course in London to find the Plum House team have been bickering in his absence. 

So he decides to put what he has learned into action. 

Peter has a better idea to restore team spirit and suggests the museum's staff go on a walk through the Cumbrian countryside, known as Pudding's Horseshoe. Hiking boots on, the group set off on their ramble on a beautiful sunny day, full of enthusiasm and Kendal Mint Cake. 

What can possibly go wrong? 

Starring Simon Callow, Miles Jupp and Jane Horrocks.

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

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.  

Can anyone save Plum House from irreversible decline? 

Peter ...... Simon Callow
Maureen ...... Jane Horrocks
Julian ...... Miles Jupp
Tom ...... Tom Bell
Alan ...... Pearce Quigley
Emma ...... Louise Ford

Director:  Paul Schlesinger

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

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