The Penny Dreadfuls Present...

The Penny Dreadfuls Present...

Infobox Radio Show
show_name = The Penny Dreadfuls Present...


imagesize = 200px
caption = Maximillian Faversham, horror writer and the sixth born of the Faverhsam Brothers.
format = Comedy
record_location = Broadcasting House, London (Series 1)
BBC Radio Theatre, London (Series 2)
creator = Humphrey Ker
David Reed
Thom Tuck

producer = Julia McKenzie
runtime = 30 minutes
starring = Humphrey Ker
David Reed
Thom Tuck
Ingrid Oliver
narrated = Miles Jupp
country = United Kingdom
home_station = BBC Radio 7
first_aired = 11 January 2008
last_aired = 26 October 2008
num_series = 2
num_episodes = 8

"The Penny Dreadfuls Present..." is a British radio comedy programme, written and performed by comedy troupe The Penny Dreadfuls, with each episode looking at a different member of The Brothers Faversham, a collection of heroes of Victorian Britain. The first series was produced and broadcast by the BBC for BBC Radio 7 and aired between January and February 2008. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/comedy/progpages/pennydreadfuls.shtml BBC7] ] The second series starts on 5 October 2008. [cite web|last=Wolf|first=Ian|url=http://www.comedy.org.uk/guide/radio/the_penny_dreadfuls_present/|title=The Penny Dreadfuls Present...|publisher=British Comedy Guide|accessdate=2008-09-22]

The Show

The series is set in Britain during the Victorian Era and chronicles the lives of the Faversham family; specifically the offspring of Sir Digby and Lady Alexandra Faversham, an aristocratic couple of some standing. Sir Digby is a wealthy Kentish landowner, and Lady Alexandra is the British Empire's greatest, sexiest and most pregnant spy. Their progeny without fail lead exceptional and exemplary lives, with each episode following one of the brothers from eventful birth through to untimely death.

Other than the stories of the brothers, other sketches appear in the show, including the early exploits of Lady Alexandra's spying, and adverts which either advertise products seen as modern at the time such as tarmac, or parody the adverts of today, such as those for compensation lawyers.

Production

"The Penny Dreadfuls Present..." is made by the BBC. The second series was commissioned before the first series was broadcast. [cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2008/01/11/6252/comedy_triple_for_bbc_radio|title=Comedy triple for BBC radio|publisher=Chortle.co.uk|date=2008-01-11|accessdate=2008-10-10]

Episodes

eries 1 - The Brothers Faversham

eries 2 - More Brothers Faversham

External links

* [http://www.pennydreadfuls.co.uk Official Penny Dreadfuls website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/aeneasfaversham MySpace page for The Penny Dreadfuls]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__VKsIprnJs Animated deleted scene from the series]

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