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1. Cuts

High Table, Lower OrdersSeries 2
Episode 1 of 6

Budget cuts spark conflict in a Cambridge college and Gilbert's plotting. Mark Tavener's comic thriller with Geoffrey Palmer.

College is battling against ever present finance savings and Simon finds himself bereft of a job.

Could this be the perfect opportunity for Gilbert to furnish the college with a more popular course and upset the Dean in the process?

Starring Geoffrey Palmer and Samuel West.

The return of Mark Tavener's comedy thriller set in a small Cambridge college - riven by arguments between traditionalists and modernisers.

Gilbert …. Geoffrey Palmer
Simon …. Samuel West
Zoe …. Sharon Small
Bernard …. Jonathan Coy
The Dean …. Michael Maloney
Jane …. Tracey Wiles
Jim …. Stephen Hogan

With David Bannerman

Producer: Dawn Ellis

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in April 2006.

30 minutes

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