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The Castle. Image credit: Pozzitive Productions.

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Fri 9th January
@ 11.30 on Radio 4

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The Castle

Currently broadcasting. Next episode is on Friday 9th January.  Episode Details

Radio sitcom by Kim Fuller, set in a medieval castle with some remarkably modern trappings

Genre:
Sitcom
Broadcast:
2007 - 2009  (BBC Radio 4)
Episodes:
12 (2 series)
Starring:
James Fleet, Neil Dudgeon, Susan Earl, Jonathan Kydd, Ingrid Oliver, Steven Kynman, Toby Ross-Bryant, Montserrat Lombard, Lewis Macleod
Writers:
Kim Fuller, Nick Doody, Matt Kirshen, Paul Alexander
Production:
Pozzitive Productions

A radio sitcom set in a medieval castle. Estate agents, mail order lingerie and the invention of central heating: this is medieval England seen from a 21st century comedy perspective.

Thrill! as brave knight Sir William De Warrenne comes back from the Crusades and tries to buy a castle with a combined dungeon/gym.

Swoon! as young Lady Anne watches handyman Sam Tree grease a rusty hinge.

Sympathize! as lord of the castle Sir John hires the latest top-of-the-range horse, but can't work out what to do with the built-in ashtrays.

And get out your dictionary as the medieval equivalent of Gordon Ramsey tries to prepare a banquet with a mandolin and some very old swear words.

Our Review: We enjoy this sitcom. It neatly blends together Ye Old England with present day ideas to create a quirky and fun setting for comedy adventures. The characters are all neatly defined and voiced with gusto.