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Radio show
Bleak Expectations
Genre
Sitcom
Running time
29 minutes
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Language(s)
English
Home station
BBC Radio 4
Syndicates
BBC Radio 4 Extra
TV adaptations
The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff
Starring
Tom Allen James Bachman Mark Evans Sarah Hadland Anthony Head Richard Johnson Susy Kane Geoffrey Whitehead Celia Imrie
Written by
Mark Evans
Produced by
Gareth Edwards
Recording studio
BBC Radio Theatre
Original release
15 August 2007 (2007-08-15) – 25 December 2012 (2012-12-25)
No. of series
5
No. of episodes
30
Opening theme
Mazurka from Three Characteristic Pieces by Edward Elgar
Ending theme
Mazurka from Three Characteristic Pieces by Edward Elgar
Website
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00cwgs6
Bleak Expectations is a BBC Radio 4 comedy series that premiered in August 2007. It is a parody of the works of Charles Dickens, such as Bleak House and Great Expectations, from which it derives its name, as well as adventure, science fiction, and costume dramas set in the same period. Bleak Expectations parodies several of their plot devices whilst simultaneously tending toward surreal humour along the lines of The Goon Show. The series has also demonstrated a fondness for allusions to and parodies of the films of Alec Guinness, particularly the Edwardian satire Kind Hearts and Coronets.
Bleak Expectation is written by Mark Evans, who plays minor characters in most episodes, and is produced by Gareth Edwards. Its opening and closing theme are the main theme of the Mazurka from Three Characteristic Pieces by Edward Elgar.
The plot revolves around Philip "Pip" Bin, fictitious inventor of the bin, and his various fantastic adventures as he attempts to thwart the machinations of his evil ex-guardian, Mr. Gently Benevolent. It is narrated by Pip as an old man to the journalist (and his eventual son-in-law) Sourquill, who brings various useless inventions to assist in recording the events.
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