Bleak Expectations
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 2007 - 2012
- 30 episodes (5 series)
Radio comedy following the adventures of Pip Bin as he struggles against the cruel plotting of his evil guardian Mr Gently Benevolent. Stars Tom Allen, Anthony Head, Richard Johnson, James Bachman, Susy Kane and more.
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Series 3, Episode 1 - A Lovely Life Re-Kippered Again Once More
Pip Bin's happiness is shattered once again. Fog-filled streets, murders, and ghastly apparitions from beyond the grave abound, and through it all echoes the terrible menacing coo of a possessed and evil pigeon.
Further details
This first episode features a seance with Britain's shortest, fattest spiritualist, Small Medium Large - and the return from the dead of Mr Benevolent, who possesses a pigeon and sets out to frame Pip for murder. This brings him to the attention of Inspector Whackwallop of Scotland Yard and his Victorian crime-fighting tools, including state-of-the-art security paintings and the forensic science of bottom prints.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 29th October 2009
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
| Tom Allen | Young Pip |
| Anthony Head | Mr Gently Benevolent |
| Richard Johnson | Sir Philip Bin |
| James Bachman | Harry Biscuit |
| Susy Kane | Pippa Bin |
| Geoffrey Whitehead | Wackwallop |
| Sarah Hadland | Ripely |
| Mark Evans | Ensemble Actor |
| Mark Evans | Writer |
| Gareth Edwards | Producer |