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Bleak Expectations by Mark Evans.

A six-part Radio 4 comedy series.

It is a pastiche of the works of Charles Dickens, like Bleak House and Great Expectations from which it derives its name, and costume dramas set in the same period, and parodies several of their plot devices (eg cruel guardians, idyllic childhoods interupted, lifelong friendships, earnest young people).

The plot revolves around Philip "Pip" Bin and his two sisters, Poppy and Pippa, whose seemingly ideal life is disrupted by the death of their father and the madness of their mother. They are then locked away by their guardian, Mr. Gently Benevolent, in St. Bastard's, the most vicious boarding school in England, and St. Bitch's, a near-by convent. Pip and his sisters attempt to free themselves of their guardian with the help of Harry Biscuit, whose father invented the biscuit. It is narrated by Pip as an old man.

Bleak Expectations is performed live in front of a studio audience.

1. A Childhood Cruelly Kippered - The idyllic life of Pip, Pippa and Poppy Bin is ruined by the scheming of their evil guardian and Pip's incarceration in Britain's most violent school, St Bastard's (based on Dotheboys Hall). 15 August 2007.

2. An Adolescence Utterly Trashed - Pip meets a mysterious aged crone who can help him escape from Britain's most terrifying school and the clutches of his evil guardian. 22 August 2007.

3. A Youth Utterly Crocked - Pip must thwart the plans of his evil guardian Mr Gently Benevolent. Can underwater squirrels, oddly placed church bells and a stint in the workhouse foil him in his noble quest? Or will Aunt Lily and her Gloucestershire racing cows save the day?. 29 August 2007.

4. A Young Adulthood Bitterly Dismantled - Pip finds himself saved from the workhouse with the arrival of a vast sum of money from a stranger. But new problems await him. 05 September 2007.

5. A Young Love Mercilessly Dismembered - Pip is saved from the wreck of Admiral Hardthrasher's vessel by Aunt Lily on a raft of trained tuna. He returns to London, to find true (if brief) love with the beautiful but terminally feeble Flora Dies Early. Pippa and Mr Parsimonious flee to the continent, with Mr Benevolent in pursuit, but his nefarious attempts against them are thwarted by Aunt Lily. Harry, meanwhile, tries to join the army to forget his love for Pippa, but is thwarted by an allegy to the colour red. 12 September 2007.

6. A Life Sadly Smashed…Then Happily Restored A Bit - Things look grim for Pip as he faces a highly prejudicial court case to defend his masterful and eponymous invention, the Bin. Is he to be hanged, or will there be a last-minute escape? 19 September 2007.

Cast
Richard Johnson - Sir Philip "Pip" Bin.
Tom Allen - Young Pip.
Perdita Weeks - Poppy Bin, his sister.
Susy Kane - Pippa Bin, his other sister.
Celia Imrie - Agnes Bin, their mother; Aunt Lily, their aunt.
Mark Perry - Thomas Bin, their father (impersonating Martin Jarvis); Bakewell Abertwitch (a parody of Magwitch); Henchman; town-cryer; King George IV.
Anthony (Buffy) Head - Mr Gently Benevolent "who was, ironically, a complete bastard" (parodying Dickensian characters with names giving their character, like Uriah Heep).
Laurence Howarth - Mr Parsimonious, who is contrary to his name very generous.
Mark Evans - Mr Wyckham-post-forburton...., Thomas's lawyer whose full name took 20 minutes to say and to whom - since he charged by the hour - "his name was his greatest asset".
Geoffrey Whitehead - Mr Hardthrasher (a parody of Wackford Squeers and Mr Bumble).
James Bachman - Harry Biscuit (parodying Alec Guiness's portrayal of Herbert Pocket in the film of Great Expectations).

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