Bleak Expectations | Series 5 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'

You can find more here
https://electricwolf.co.uk/Audio/inde...

-- A Pleasant Yet Dull Life Re-Evilled
Pip Bin is beginning to miss the conflict with his absent evil nemesis Mr Gently Benevolent, when he receives an intriguing invitation to a house party with Britain's poshest man.

-- A Re-Excited Life Made Distinctly Dangerous
Pip and his friends travel to India, in their quest to thwart the evil machinations of smooth but sinister genius Mr Gently Benevolent. Gasp as our heroes struggle with super-intelligent tigers, giant snakes, and secret gin!

-- An Alrightish Life Savagely Frozen To Bits
Pip races to Antarctica to thwart another fiendish plot by his evil ex-guardian, Mr Gently Benevolent.

-- A Writerly Life Made Dreadfully Different
Pip and Charles Dickens engage in a novel-writing showdown to find out who is the greatest writer in Britain.

-- A Terrifying Life Made Even Scarier A Bit Some More
A new and terrible danger threatens Victorian Britain, as Harry Biscuit becomes possessed by the evil Pen of Penrith, which turns his heart to inky black.

-- A Loved-Up Life Potentially Totally Annihilated
Mister Gently Benevolent unveils an advent calendar of evil that will culminate on Christmas day with the total destruction of the universe.

Series 5
TIMESTAMPS
00:00:00 A Pleasant Yet Dull Life Re-Evilled
00:28:09 A Re-Excited Life Made Distinctly Dangerous
00:56:04 An Alrightish Life Savagely Frozen To Bits
01:23:58 A Writerly Life Made Dreadfully Different
01:52:05 A Terrifying Life Made Even Scarier A Bit Some More
02:20:15 A Loved-Up Life Potentially Totally Annihilated