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Great Hillston
Episode 2 of 4
Justin Edwards, Mel Giedroyc and Dave Mounfield perform a Jacobean revenge drama with special guest, Jane Asher. From 2017.
The sleepy rural idyll of Great Hillston-Near-Water is the birthplace of Jacobean playwright, Lydia Le Provost.
The Parishioners have invited the Rum Bunch to perform Lydia’s most famous play, The Murderous Priest.
Justin has invited the showbiz legend and serious actress, Jane Asher, to take the leading role.
It’s been her lifetime ambition to perform the play's famous death scene.
Starring:
Justin Edwards
Mel Giedroyc
Dave Mounfield
With Jane Asher.
House band: Jason Hazeley and David Reed - The Penny Dreadfuls.
Producer: Jim North
A Top Dog production for BBC Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2017 .
Last on
Sun 2 Nov 202522:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra
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Wed 10 May 201718:30BBC Radio 4- Wed 17 May 201707:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
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