Battleaxe
Ping asks Ed to write her granny’s memoirs insisting she has Great British Battleaxe potential and could be a national treasure.
Episode 4: Battleaxe
Ed is introduced to Ping’s granny, Lady Ruddington, who has recently made her maiden speech in the House of Lords highlighting the plight of the mole. Ping is convinced that her granny has great British Battleaxe potential so enlists Ed’s skills to produce Lady R’s memoirs. Thus, Ed is handed a plastic carrier bag containing granny’s thoughts and observations, and all he needs to do is “pull it all together”.
Cast list ep 4
Ed Reardon………..Christopher Douglas
Ping…………….……..Barunka O’Shaughnessy
Maggie……………….Pippa Haywood
Granny……………….Maggie Steed
Olive…………………..Stephanie Cole
Pearl…………………..Brigit Forsyth
Stan……………………Geoffrey Whitehead
Newsreader/TV host….Nicola Sanderson
Written by Andrew Nickolds and Christopher Douglas
Produced by Dawn Ellis
Production Co-ordinator: Cherlynn Andrew-Wilfred
Sound Recordist and Editor: David Thomas
A ĢƵ Studios Production first broadcast in 2021
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- Fri 19 May 2023 11:30ĢƵ Radio 4