The Bookseller
London bookseller, Mr Buggage and secretary, Miss Tottle hatch an ingenious way to make money. Stars Toby Jones and Celia Imrie.
Mr Buggage and his secretary Miss Tottle are hard at work in the back room of his book shop in London's Charing Cross Road.
It soon becomes clear that they are running a most successful business - but the fortune they are amassing is not from the sale of books.
Charles Dance leads the cast as the urbane Storyteller in five classic tales by Roald Dahl.
Bizarre and amusing by turns, these dark comedies are justly famous for their surprise endings, and for their rogues gallery of crooks, cheats and schemers.
Dramatised by Stephen Sheridan
The Storyteller …. Charles Dance
Mr Buggage …. Toby Jones
Miss Tottle …. Celia Imrie
Mrs Northcote …. Jean Trend
Mr Northcote …. Richard Attlee
Director: David Blount
A Pier production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in July 2016.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Storyteller | Charles Dance |
| Mr Buggage | Toby Jones |
| Miss Tottle | Celia Imrie |
| Mrs Northcote | Jean Trend |
| Mr Northcote | Richard Attlee |
| Author | Roald Dahl |
| Adaptor | Stephen Sheridan |
| Director | David Blount |
Broadcasts
Mon 4 Jul 201610:45BBC Radio 4- Mon 4 Jul 201619:45BBC Radio 4
- Mon 14 Jan 201918:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 15 Jan 201900:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 27 Jun 202118:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 28 Jun 202100:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
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