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Tales From the Mausoleum Club

By: Ian Brown, James Hendrie
Narrated by: Terence Stamp, Spike Milligan, Andrew Sachs, Jim Broadbent, Roy Hudd, Miranda Richardson, Stephen Fry, Timothy Spall, Alison Steadman, Martin Jarvis, full cast
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Summary

An all-star cast attend a mysterious private club in this hilarious parody of classic horror tales.

Membership of the exclusive Mausoleum Club isn't for the faint of heart. The Honorable Clarence Green wants in, but to join he must first hear the spine-chilling stories of the existing members, before enthralling them with one of his own. But are their stories fact or fiction? And will Green still want to join after hearing the horrors they have to tell?

A brilliantly unexpected and macabre comedy series parodying classic Victorian stories in episodes such as 'A Study in Starlets', 'The Turn of the Knob' and 'The Pet and the Pendulum', Tales from the Mausoleum Club brings to life strange tales of mystery objects, spooky country mansions, West Country paganism and unholy animal projects.

This creepy collection of thirteen episodes opens with the standalone pilot episode, 'The Demon Cakestand of Beastley Chase', starring Stephen Fry. The following two series—Tales from the Mausoleum Club and The Fall of the Mausoleum Club—feature more stunning casts including Terence Stamp, Timothy Spall, Andrew Sachs, Alison Steadman, Jim Broadbent, Roy Hudd, Miranda Richardson, Martin Jarvis and Spike Milligan. It is a compilation of curses, hauntings, monsters and (hysterical) laughter. So...will you dare to join the Mausoleum Club?

Written by Ian Brown and James Hendrie

Music by Max Harris

Produced by Paul Spencer

Contents:

Pilot episode: The Demon Cakestand of Beastley Chase

Tales from the Mausoleum Club:

The Inaudible Man

Heart of Skegness

A Study in Starlets

The Turn of the Knob

Soldiers Three: India Nil

Jess of the B'ournevilles

The Fall of the Mausoleum Club:

The Pet and the Pendulum

The Charge of the Boys' Brigade

Trevor Island

The Prunestone

The T Machine

Bleak Horse

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 on the following dates:

22 December 1984 (The Demon Cakestand of Beastley Chase)

3 January - 7 February 1987 (Tales from the Mausoleum Club)

7 September - 12 October 1988 (The Fall of the Mausoleum Club)

©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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Dolly mixture

Strange stories, over the top, loud but fun. Bought as a BOGOF so can’t complain.

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Very good series! I really enjoyed listening to it, and it's so much fun spotting the references and puns!

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Just excellent !!!

Parody whimsy, great acting, great talent. Great comedy, great rising what more could you want?

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Old fashioned but a really nice change. One or two stories were a bit long winded I really enjoyed it.

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Beautifully written and very comical.

Pure genius and the finest British actors performed at their best. Very original and quirky. A absolute joy to listen to.

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