British Comedy Guide
Something Fresh. Ashe Marson (Ioan Gruffudd). Copyright: Jarvis and Ayres Productions
Something Fresh

Something Fresh

  • Radio comedy drama
  • BBC Radio 4
  • 2009
  • 2 episodes (1 series)

Classic comic serial by PG Wodehouse about two imposters. Voiced by an all-star cast, headed up by Ioan Gruffudd. Stars Ioan Gruffudd, Helen McCrory, Jared Harris, Morgan Sheppard, James Frain and more.

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Key details

Genre
Comedy Drama
Broadcast
2009
Channel
BBC Radio 4
Episodes
2 (1 series)
Stars
Ioan Gruffudd, Helen McCrory, Jared Harris, Morgan Sheppard, James Frain, Hector Elizondo, Andrea Bowen, Martin Jarvis and more
Writers
PG Wodehouse and Archie Scottney
Director
Martin Jarvis
Producer
Rosalind Ayres
Company

In Something Fresh, there are two imposters, Ashe Marson and Joan Valentine. Each is after the valuable scarab which Lord Emsworth has unknowingly acquired from dyspeptic American millionaire J Preston Peters.

Additional details

Production
Studio

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Sunday 29th March 2009 at 3pm on BBC Radio 4
Most recent repeats
  • Saturday 1st February 2014 at 3:00am on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 2
  • Friday 31st January 2014 at 3:00pm on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 2
  • Friday 31st January 2014 at 10:00am on Radio 4 Extra - Episode 2

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