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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鈥檚 most famous play, The Murderous Priest.
Justin has invited the showbiz legend and serious actress, Jane Asher, to take the leading role.
It鈥檚 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 麻豆社 Radio 4, first broadcast in May 2017 .
Last on
Sun 2 Nov 2025
22:30
麻豆社 Radio 4 Extra
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