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On Mardle Fen: Series 1-6
- The Complete BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramas
- Narrated by: full cast, Helen Longworth, John Rowe, Kate Buffery, Sam Dale, Trevor Peacock
- Length: 16 hrs and 5 mins
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Summary
Trevor Peacock (The Vicar of Dibley) stars as inspired chef Warwick Hedges, in this comedy drama set in an idiosyncratic restaurant in the Cambridgeshire Fens. Warwick’s son Jack works alongside his father, which makes him permanently anxious. They are assisted by Samuel, an earthy odd-job man "who crawled out of the slime with the eels", and Zofia the Polish waitress.
Whether hosting unusual guests, dealing with flooding, fuelling father-son rivalry, or moving strange stones from the edge of the Fen to his restaurant 'at his own peril', Warwick certainly keeps Mardle Fen on its toes.
The mixture of food, family relationships and Fenland legend is handled with Nick Warburton's characteristic deft comic touch.
Cast:
Warwick Hedges.....Trevor Peacock
Jack Hedges.....Sam Dale
Zofia.....Helen Longworth
Samuel.....John Rowe
Marcia Hedges.....Kate Buffery
Other parts played by Chris Pavlo, Liza Sadovy, Christine Kavanagh, Liz Sutherland, Lizzy Watts, Victoria Inez Hardy, Malcolm Tierney, Paul Rider, Lauren Mote, Claire Rushbrook, Tony Bell, Adam Billington, Ben Crowe, Tilly Tremayne, Paul Bazely and Gyles Brandreth.
Produced and directed by Claire Grove.
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- TrudyW
- 30-10-20
Enjoyed all the disagreements - you armpit
Loved this very entertaining. I want to live on Mardle Fen. Enjoyed all the arguments between Mr Hedges and his son and just loved Zophia
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- Mellonclan
- 11-09-21
wonderful escapist entertainment
This dramatisation just got better and better with each episode. a shame it has ended because I now have to find another something like it. easy listening and very entertaining.
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- Dino of the Day
- 15-12-18
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Been an audible member for a number of years and this was the best use of a credit yet. Each episode draws you deeper in.
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- Sue Barrett
- 28-01-19
A delightful listen
A cast of loveable characters caught up in impossible situations in and around a restaurant in the Fens. Warning Warwick Hedges' 'terms of endearment' may not be to everyone's taste.
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- Kindle Customer
- 29-08-18
So Special
Despite an entirely forgivable false start, this series of plays becomes one of the brightest stars of recent BBC drama, and possibly the very best. It will not disappoint; it will intrigue, delight, spook, shake to laughter or to cry, amaze, set-you-on-the-seat's-edge, endear you to characters, attract you the Cambridgeshire Fens - astound you with the writer's creativity and skill. Stunning. For those who side with Toad from the Wind in the Willows, here you will see his human counterpart in riot; outrageous AND vulnerable. I followed this series with when broadcast with greed. Atmospherically it is true to the Fens, and having stayed 3 times where it is rumoured the plays are based, it seems all perfectly credible. There are no weak links in acting, writing, or production - such well matched music too. Snap this up. Something like this does not come along every day. Become a fan of Warwick, and all at Mardle Fen (The Anchor). Riddled with goodness and value for money/credit. Enjoy.
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- L. M. Shepherd
- 02-04-19
Fantastic, please do more
I was sad when I’d finished listening , well done, what quality would recommend a listen, you will be spellbound.
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- Mark W Sumner
- 07-06-23
Superb!
The characters are wonderful and the stories are compelling enough to make me want to visit the fens, which is somewhere I have never been, I can only say that this omission means I am clearly a “complete buttock!”
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- Cromarty
- 10-03-22
Top quality BBC radio
You will fall in love with all of the characters. And at some point, each of them will break your heart. Nick Warburton and BBC radio at their very finest
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-03-19
one of the best radio dramas ever
I absolutely love this. Gentle magical realism with well drawn characters, sublime humour and moments which are surprisingly moving.
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- Richard T.
- 20-10-18
Wonderfully enchanting!
The central character, 'Warwick' he of the restaurant on Mardle Fen, is really rather annoying. But in the same way the Fawlty Towers only works with Basil Fawlty, On Mardle Fen works because of Warwick Hedges.
The acting is great and the timing exceptional. I'd highly recommend this series, it is an enchanting listen.
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