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Tender Is the Knight

The CastleSeries 4
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Sir John fills his castle with wounded soldiers, and De Warenne fills his trousers with ice. Medieval sitcom stars James Fleet. From May 2012.

Hie ye to The Castle, a rollicking sitcom set way back then, starring James Fleet ("The Vicar Of Dibley"), Neil Dudgeon ("Life Of Riley"), Martha Howe-Douglas ("Horrible Histories") & Ingrid Oliver

Sir John fills his castle with wounded soldiers and De Warenne fills his trousers with ice. Plus a new valet arrives hotfoot from somewhere called Downton Abbey...

Written by Kim Fuller & Paul Alexander
Music by Guy Jackson

Produced and directed by David Tyler
A Pozzitive production for BBC Radio 4.

30 minutes

Last on

Wed 20 Jul 201622:30
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Credits

Sir John WoodstockJames Fleet
Sir William De WarenneNeil Dudgeon
Lady Anne WoodstockMartha Howe-Douglas
Cardinal DuncanJonathan Kydd
Lady CharlotteIngrid Oliver
Master Henry WoodstockSteven Kynman
BatesLewis Macleod
WriterPaul Alexander
WriterKim Fuller
ProducerDavid Tyler
DirectorDavid Tyler

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  • Mon 14 May 201209:00
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  • Tue 15 May 201202:00
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  • Wed 4 Jul 201211:30
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  • Tue 28 May 201318:30
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  • Tue 4 Jun 201307:30
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  • Mon 3 Nov 201409:30
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  • Mon 3 Nov 201422:30
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  • Wed 20 Jul 201622:30
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