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A Terrifying Life Made Even Scarier a Bit Some More

A new and terrible danger threatens Britain. Mark Evans' Victorian comic epic stars Tom Allen. From December 2012.

A new and terrible danger threatens Victorian Britain.

Harry Biscuit becomes possessed by the evil Pen of Penrith which turns his heart to inky black.

Pip and Gently Benevolent join forces to take on this new, cruel and cake-obsessed nemesis and his army of robot swans.

They also turn out to share a love of antiquing in the Cotswolds.

Mark Evans's epic Victorian comedy in the style of Charles Dickens.

Sir Philip ...... Richard Johnson
Young Pip Bin ...... Tom Allen
Gently Benevolent ...... Anthony Head
Harry Biscuit ...... James Bachman
Servewell ....... James Bachman
Clampvulture ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Ripely ...... Sarah Hadland
Pippa ...... Susy Kane
Lily ....... Sarah Hadland
Hector the Holy Horse ....... Mark Evans

Producer: Gareth Edwards

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2012.

30 minutes

Credits

RoleContributor
WriterMark Evans
Sir PhilipRichard Johnson
Young Pip BinTom Allen
Gently BenevolentAnthony Head
Harry BiscuitJames Bachman
ServewellJames Bachman
ClampvultureGeoffrey Whitehead
RipelySarah Hadland
LilySarah Hadland
PippaSusy Kane
Hector the Holy HorseMark Evans
ProducerGareth Edwards

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