The Castle. Image credit: Pozzitive Productions.

The Castle

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 enjoyed this sitcom. It neatly blended together "Ye Old England" themes with present day ideas to create a quirky and fun setting for comedy adventures. The characters were all neatly defined, and voiced with gusto (Steven Kynman as street-talking teenager Henry particularly made us laugh)