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Bleak Expectations. Image shows from L to R: Hardthrasher (Geoffrey Whitehead), Aunt Lily (Celia Imrie), Young Pip (Tom Allen), Mr Gently Benevolent (Anthony Head), Sir Philip Bin (Richard Johnson), Harry Biscuit (James Bachman). Copyright: BBC
Bleak Expectations

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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Bleak Expectations - The Complete Fourth Series

Bleak Expectations - The Complete Fourth Series

The epic Victorian comedy is back with more of the remarkable adventures of Pip Bin as he battles his evil ex-guardian Mr Gently Benevolent (Anthony Head) in six more chapters of tragedies and triumphs in the style of Charles Dickens after too much gin.

Mark Evans, Richard Johnson, Tom Allen, Anthony Head and Geoffrey Whitehead lead a magnificent cast including James Bachman, Sarah Hadland and Susy Kane, as well as guest star David Mitchell as the Rev Godly Fecund.

Series 4 begins with Pip forced to enlist the help of his former nemesis to fight a new evil spreading terror and cake-crumbs through the streets of London.

Bleak Expectations is written by Mark Evans and produced by Gareth Edwards, whose other collaborations include That Mitchell & Webb Sound and That Mitchell And Webb Look. This release contains all six episodes from the fourth BBC Radio 4 series.

First released: Thursday 3rd February 2011

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