Bleak Expectations | Series 4 of 5 | Radio Comedy

A spoof of Charles Dickens' novels and other well-known works, set in the Victorian world of ludicrously elaborate etiquette and unhelpful new inventions. Rollicking good fun performed with great gusto by Tom Allen

Tom Allen as 'Young Pip'
Anthony Head as 'Mr Gently Benevolent'
Richard Johnson as 'Sir Philip Bin'
James Bachman as 'Harry Biscuit'
Susy Kane as 'Pippa Bin'
Sarah Hadland as 'Lily'
Anthony Head as 'Sourquill'
James Bachman as 'Servewell'
Geoffrey Whitehead as 'Hardthrasher(Series 1)'
Geoffrey Whitehead as 'Sternbeater(Series 2)'
Geoffrey Whitehead as 'Wackwallop(Series 3)'
Geoffrey Whitehead as 'Grimpunch(Series 4)'
Geoffrey Whitehead as 'Clampvulture(Series 5)'
Laurence Howarth as 'Mr Parsimonious(Series 1 - 2)'
Perdita Weeks as 'Poppy Bin(Series 1)'
Mark Perry as 'Thomas Bin(Series 1)'
Celia Imrie as 'Aunt Lily(Series 1)'
Sarah Hadland as 'Ripely(Series 2 - 5)'
David Mitchell as 'The Reverend Godly Fecund(Series 2 & 4)'
Mark Evans as 'Ensemble Actor'

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-- A Tolerable Life De-Happified
Pip must enlist the help of his former nemesis to fight a new evil spreading terror and cake-crumbs through the streets of London.

-- A Now Spoilt Life Smashed Some More
Pip and Harry journey to the Underworld to rescue Ripely, only to find the evil Mister Benevolent has got there first.

-- A Wretched Life Made Much Much Sadder
After an embarrassing disaster involving a bridge and a train full of puppies and orphans, Pip and Harry travel to America on the SS Massive Britain.

-- A Painful Life Further Re-Miserabled
Pip and Harry put to sea with Captain Beehab until they are shipwrecked. What secrets does the mysterious volcanic island hold?

-- A Now Tricky Life Woefully Miseried Up
Pip and Harry pursue the evil Mister Benevolent to France, and a dark and pungent fate awaits them. Guest starring David Mitchell.

-- A Life Destroyed, And Then Repaired And Re-Happied
Our hero Pip faces his nemesis, Mister Benevolent, for an epic Russian battle.




Series 4
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 A Tolerable Life De-Happified
00:28:07 A Now Spoilt Life Smashed Some More
00:56:15 A Wretched Life Made Much Much Sadder
01:24:26 A Painful Life Further Re-Miserabled
01:52:38 A Now Tricky Life Woefully Miseried Up
02:20:00 A Life Destroyed, And Then Repaired And Re-Happied