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Mr Gray's Decorators

Comedy trio Peepolykus upend classic fiction: handymen damage a sinister portrait in the attic of a London townhouse. From 2015.

In 19th-century London, a butler struggles to keep pace with the destructive lifestyle of his employer, a hauntingly good-looking and impressionable young man of means.

The butler hires painter-decorators to carry out repairs.

But when they accidentally damage a portrait hidden in the attic, they find that it has alarming effects on the young man.

The comedy troupe Peepolykus assume the roles of minor characters in great works of fiction and derail the plot of the book through their hapless buffoonery.

Written by John Nicholson, Richard Katz and Javier Marzan.

Richard . . . . . Richard Katz
Javier . . . . . Javier Marzan
John . . . . . John Nicholson
Dorian Gray . . . . . Blake Ritson
Sybil . . . . . Rebecca Hamilton
Lord Henry . . . . . Stephen Critchlow
Basil . . . . . Sam Dale
Young Dorian . . . . . Evie Killip

Director: Sasha Yevtushenko

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2015.

28 minutes

Last on

Wed 4 Jun 202503:00

Credits

RoleContributor
RichardRichard Katz
JavierJavier Marzan
JohnJohn Nicholson
Dorian GrayBlake Ritson
SybilRebecca Hamilton
Lord HenryStephen Critchlow
BasilSam Dale
Young DorianEvie Killip
DirectorSasha Yevtushenko
WriterJohn Nicholson
WriterRichard Katz
WriterJavier Marzan

Broadcasts

  • Wed 14 Oct 201511:30
  • Sun 4 Nov 201819:15
  • Fri 9 Nov 201807:30
  • Fri 9 Nov 201817:30
  • Fri 9 Nov 201822:00
  • Sat 10 Nov 201805:30
  • Wed 5 Apr 202307:30
  • Wed 5 Apr 202312:30
  • Wed 5 Apr 202317:30
  • Thu 6 Apr 202302:30
  • Tue 3 Jun 202508:00
  • Tue 3 Jun 202513:00
  • Tue 3 Jun 202519:00
  • Wed 4 Jun 202503:00