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Gloomsbury
- The Complete Series 1-5 of the Hit BBC Radio 4 Comedy
- Narrated by: Miriam Margolyes, Alison Steadman, Nigel Planer, Roger Lloyd Pack, Morwenna Banks, Jonathan Coy, John Sessions, full cast
- Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins
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Summary
Miriam Margolyes, Alison Steadman and Nigel Planer star in Sue Limb's wickedly funny comedy parodying the arty and adulterous adventures of the Bloomsbury Group, who dominated the English cultural scene in the early 20th Century.
The series follows the fortunes of Vera Sackcloth-Vest - writer, gardener and cross-dresser - and her urge to escape from the tranquillity of the rather cramped little castle in Kent which she shares with her doting but ambiguous husband, Harry, who is 'something in the Foreign Office'. Vera's heart is forever surging with exotic passion, either for Ginny Fox, a highly-strung novelist who adores her, or the beautiful but shallow Venus Traduces.
As the scene shifts from Kent to London, and Cornwall to Monaco, this close-knit coterie is divided by misunderstandings, jealousies and rows, whilst the colourfully chaotic characters are joined by such sort-of familiar figures as D.H. Lollipop, T.S. Jellitot, Sigmund Void, George Gurnard Shaw, Dorothy Barker, Al Padrone, James Voyce and Ernest Hammingaway.
Production credits:
Written by Sue Lamb.
Produced by Jamie Rix. A Little Brother production for BBC Radio 4.
Cast:
Vera Sackcloth-Vest - Miriam Margolyes
Henry Mickleton - Jonathan Coy
Mrs Ginny Fox / Mrs Gosling - Alison Steadman
Venus Traduces - Morwenna Banks
Lionel Fox / Mr Gosling - Nigel Planer (Series 1, 3-5) / Roger Lloyd Pack (Series 2)
D H Lollipop - John Sessions
Other parts played by members of the cast.
First broadcast 28th September - 2nd November 2012 (Series 1), 2nd April - 7th May 2014 (Series 2), 29th May 2015 - 3rd July 2015 (Series 3), 7th April - 12th May 2017 (Series 4) and 12th October 2018 -16th November 2018 (Series 5).
Critic reviews
"...one of the funniest, slyest, most naughtily inventive and brilliantly performed shows on the air." (Gillian Reynolds, The Daily Telegraph)
"A gloriously silly show." (The Lady)
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- Mr. A. J. Scott
- 08-11-20
An excellent, well observed, voice extravaganza.
propels you into an alternative version of the Bloomsbury group's day to day incompetencies. such outstanding voice acting. Alison Steadmans Virginia Woolf is joyous.
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- J. Haigh
- 28-06-23
Brilliant
Characters and stories top notch, brilliantly brought to life by a fantastic cast. Can listen time and again. The best comedy radio play I’ve heard.
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- Carol McCallum
- 22-08-23
How on earth can anyone think up such a wonderful satire ?
What a joy these performances are .
Each one more surprisingly perfect than the other -Miriam Margolyes
and John Sissons ….
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- I Smith
- 19-09-21
Simply marvellous!
Very funny, clever and extremely silly. Excellent performances all round. Ideal for cheering oneself up.
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- Scoobydoo
- 12-01-21
Superb literary comedy
Perfect from beginning to end. Hilarious and erudite in equal measure - as summed up in the names: Vera Sackcloth-Vest, D.H. Lollipop, Alice B. Topless, Ernest Hamming-Away, James Voice. Flawless performances from Miriam Margoles, Alison Steadman and Morwenna Banks. Having binged all 30 episodes over the course of a few weeks I am in mourning! But not quite - because it bears (and even rewards) repeated listening. Absolutely first rate!
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- Eurofloyd
- 08-04-21
Absolutely love this, please write more!
I can listen to these series over and again, they are brilliant, clever and very funny. I hope there are more on the way.
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- EMILY 4RX
- 14-02-23
Hilarious
Brilliant send up of the Bloomsbury set, I loved every minute. Miriam Margolyes and Alison Steadman are especially fantastic.
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- Nicky Reynolds
- 12-09-21
totally fabulous darling!
'a listen to' time and time again......best appreciated sitting out in the garden amongst what ever is growing!😁
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- Mrs. W.
- 25-05-20
Gloomsbury
I thought it was hilarious-hope there will be more! The actors are brilliant and I couldn’t stop listening 😊👏🏻👏🏻
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- Starbuck
- 26-02-20
Hours of laughter
I bought this because of the talented cast and specifically the comedic talents of Miriam Margoyles and Alison Steadman!
Farcical fun at its best, supremely suited to the audio medium. Cleverly written by Sue Limb. This would make a phenominal TV series, handled by the right director and cast. Miriam and Alison have to be in it. Penelope Keith, Imelda Staunton, Joanna Lumley and Miranda Richardson to name but a few would shine in a TV production.
The series was a delight from beginning to end and has piqued my interest in finding out more about the actual Bloomsbury set. My only disappointment was the series ended....
Super value as the whole series 1-5 is available for 1 credit.
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