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Peacefully In Their Sleeps

Peacefully In Their Sleeps

Radio sitcom
BBC Radio 4
2007
6 episodes (1 series)

Spoof obituary series by Chris Chantler and Howard Read. Stars Geoffrey McGivern, Marcus Brigstocke, Elizabeth Spriggs, Richard Briers, Jeffrey Holland and more.

All cast & crew

Cast
Person	Role	Episode count
Geoffrey McGivern	Roydon Postlethwaite View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Rene Fortesque-Spencer-French Series 1, Episode 2 - Sir Matthias Blaggard Series 1, Episode 3 - Douggie 'The Shins' Wild Series 1, Episode 4 - Geoff Peacock Series 1, Episode 5 - Penelope Sway Series 1, Episode 6 - Sister Cecilia Of Caracas	6
Dan Antopolski	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 6 - Sister Cecilia Of Caracas	1
Richard Briers	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Sir Matthias Blaggard	1
Marcus Brigstocke	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Rene Fortesque-Spencer-French	1
Nitin Ganatra	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Sir Matthias Blaggard Series 1, Episode 3 - Douggie 'The Shins' Wild Series 1, Episode 4 - Geoff Peacock	3
Jeffrey Holland	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 3 - Douggie 'The Shins' Wild	1
Phyllida Law	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 5 - Penelope Sway	1
Paul Putner	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Sir Matthias Blaggard Series 1, Episode 4 - Geoff Peacock	2
Elizabeth Spriggs	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Rene Fortesque-Spencer-French	1

Guest cast
Person	Role	Episode count
Colin Anderson	Self View episodes Series 1, Episode 6 - Sister Cecilia Of Caracas	1
Janice Connolly	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 6 - Sister Cecilia Of Caracas	1
Julia Deakin	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 4 - Geoff Peacock	1
Christopher Douglas	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 5 - Penelope Sway	1
Liz Fraser	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Rene Fortesque-Spencer-French	1
Richard Glover	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Rene Fortesque-Spencer-French Series 1, Episode 2 - Sir Matthias Blaggard	2
James Holmes	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 5 - Penelope Sway	1
Robin Ince	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Sir Matthias Blaggard Series 1, Episode 4 - Geoff Peacock	2
Rula Lenska	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 5 - Penelope Sway	1
Josie Long	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Rene Fortesque-Spencer-French	1
Rita May	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 3 - Douggie 'The Shins' Wild	1
Bill Maynard	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 3 - Douggie 'The Shins' Wild	1
Liza Sadovy	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 4 - Geoff Peacock Series 1, Episode 5 - Penelope Sway Series 1, Episode 6 - Sister Cecilia Of Caracas	3
Laura Solon	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Rene Fortesque-Spencer-French Series 1, Episode 3 - Douggie 'The Shins' Wild	2
Nina Sosanya	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Sir Matthias Blaggard	1
Rupert Vansittart	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Sir Matthias Blaggard	1
Geoffrey Whitehead	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 6 - Sister Cecilia Of Caracas	1
Benedict Wong	Ensemble Actor View episodes Series 1, Episode 2 - Sir Matthias Blaggard Series 1, Episode 4 - Geoff Peacock	2

Writing team
Person	Role	Episode count
Chris Chantler	Writer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Rene Fortesque-Spencer-French Series 1, Episode 2 - Sir Matthias Blaggard Series 1, Episode 3 - Douggie 'The Shins' Wild Series 1, Episode 4 - Geoff Peacock Series 1, Episode 5 - Penelope Sway Series 1, Episode 6 - Sister Cecilia Of Caracas	6
Howard Read	Writer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Rene Fortesque-Spencer-French Series 1, Episode 2 - Sir Matthias Blaggard Series 1, Episode 3 - Douggie 'The Shins' Wild Series 1, Episode 4 - Geoff Peacock Series 1, Episode 5 - Penelope Sway Series 1, Episode 6 - Sister Cecilia Of Caracas	6

Production team
Person	Role	Episode count
Colin Anderson	Producer View episodes Series 1, Episode 1 - Rene Fortesque-Spencer-French Series 1, Episode 2 - Sir Matthias Blaggard Series 1, Episode 3 - Douggie 'The Shins' Wild Series 1, Episode 4 - Geoff Peacock Series 1, Episode 5 - Penelope Sway Series 1, Episode 6 - Sister Cecilia Of Caracas	6