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Football Crumpets

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Football Crumpets

By: Lucie Isle
Narrated by: Lucie Isle, Len Pennie, Lewis Hancox, Albert Desymons Azis-Clauson, Rose Clark, Freddie Main, Charlie Craggs
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Welcome to Funcliffe park. It’s a crusty old caravan park that's falling into the sea, the neighbours are all weird, but forget about that! Have a cuppa and a crumpet instead. It’s 1999 and Nanna wants to keep her football-mad grandson Nobby out of trouble, but everything’s going wrong. Nobby’s having a terrible birthday, Nanna's whacked the local MP with a marigold glove and worst of all, she’s just stewed the tea. Will Nanna and Nobby triumph? Or is it full time for Funcliffe?

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This book ability to make you fall in love with smallest moments. It’s funny charming and heartwarming in all the right ways whilst also having incredibly important overarching themes. A book about a “boring” old caravan parked made me tear up twice - a truly special listen !!!

Beauty in mundanity

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Chose to listen to this while painting the hallway. What a great listen, very enjoyable. Thought all the voices were excellent and I’m sure I recognise some of those characters! : ) M x

Very entertaining

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Football Crumpets strikes the perfect balance of humour and heart. The characters are bitingly funny and emotionally nuanced, brought to life by a wonderful cast. Lucie Isle is hilarious.

So f**king funny

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Brilliant. A must-listen!! So funny, full of references that will please football nerds and the loveliest, sweariest Nanna. So many little Easter eggs in the dialogue that made me smile, and I’m sure I probably didn’t catch half of them on first listen. Also absolutely in awe of Lucie voicing so many characters!! I felt teary at times listening to it, but it didn’t feel like a deliberate tear jerker or overly sentimental at all, it’s because the cast of characters and the story are written with such love. Can’t wait to re-listen and I might even treat myself to the script!

A joyful listen featuring the best sweary Nanna!!

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Football Crumpets is genuinely brilliant; a story within a story, wherein themes of trans identity, classism, and discrimination are visited in a way that evokes emotion across the spectrum. The cast are amazing, and Lucie has written a hell of a script. It's wry, compelling, surprising, incredibly funny, and it just feels so concise and well-made. I listened to the darn thing a second time after my first listen on the same day because it's just that good (plus there is some serious re-listen value in this)! This absolutely slaps.

A Hilarious and Touching Story of Identity

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