By 'eck, I'm getting behind on these. Still, I can happily report that Wooden Overcoats continues to gain listeners every day, and that we're being listened to in over 72 countries! Christ. And if that wasn't enough, The Daily Telegraph gave us an absolutely stunning write-up and included us on their list of the world's best fiction and storytelling podcasts. "Quietly significant," indeed. I shall have that phrase inscribed on my tombstone one day.
Episode 6: Georgina And The Waves is probably my personal favourite episode of the four I wrote, building on the simmering tensions between the main characters over the past five episodes. Here they start entirely boiling over, with Eric Chapman (a fine study of frustration from Tom Crowley) showing us the acerbic sides to his nature that we've only occasionally glimpsed before, and an especially heartfelt argument between Rudyard and Antigone which remains my very favourite scene in the entire series.
Yet all this drama unfolds against perhaps the silliest storyline in the show, as Funn Funerals and Chapman's go head-to-head to win the funeral of paranoid, drunken lighthouse keeper Captain Scott Sudbury (played by a startlingly manic Thom Tuck of The Penny Dreadfuls fame). There's also the inclusion of Georgie's nan - a barmy Julia Deakin (Spaced, Shaun of the Dead, House of Anubis) - which adds an extra complication to Rudyard's plans. And a big hurrah to the introduction of Alison Skilbeck (Soldier Soldier, The Phantom of the Opera, and assorted teatime mystery dramas) as sweetshop sleuth Agatha Doyle, who'll be playing an important part throughout the remainder of this season's events.
Overall, though, this is an episode for the main four: Felix Trench, Beth Eyre, Tom Crowley and Ciara Baxendale. And they knock it out of the park.
Yet all this drama unfolds against perhaps the silliest storyline in the show, as Funn Funerals and Chapman's go head-to-head to win the funeral of paranoid, drunken lighthouse keeper Captain Scott Sudbury (played by a startlingly manic Thom Tuck of The Penny Dreadfuls fame). There's also the inclusion of Georgie's nan - a barmy Julia Deakin (Spaced, Shaun of the Dead, House of Anubis) - which adds an extra complication to Rudyard's plans. And a big hurrah to the introduction of Alison Skilbeck (Soldier Soldier, The Phantom of the Opera, and assorted teatime mystery dramas) as sweetshop sleuth Agatha Doyle, who'll be playing an important part throughout the remainder of this season's events.
Overall, though, this is an episode for the main four: Felix Trench, Beth Eyre, Tom Crowley and Ciara Baxendale. And they knock it out of the park.
And the emotional turmoil of that episode continues into Cordelia Lynn's The Cliffhanger, with Antigone making an especially dramatic decision, whilst Rudyard gets himself into the worst situation of his life so far. To say any more than that would be to spoil the story, but it's a rollercoaster of a narrative which'll only be properly concluded with next week's Episode 8. There's a relentlessly exciting ending too, thanks to superb sound design from producers Andy Goddard and John Wakefield and a rattlingly energetic score from Wooden Overcoats composer James Whittle.
Our guest stars this week are the three village hoodlums (Jason Forbes and Phil Wang of sketch troupe Daphne, and Ella Garland), the terrors of Piffling Vale, who assist Antigone with a spot of soul-searching. There's also yet more fun to be had with an unnervingly cheery Mayor Desmond Desmond (Steve Hodson) and the investigations of Agatha Doyle (Alison Skilbeck). But the real star of Episode 7 is Cordelia Lynn herself, whose rich and intelligent dialogue - not to mention dynamic plotting - lends a uniquely personal perspective on the lives of the residents of Piffling (and grants Madeleine - Belinda Lang - some of her finest material).
As before, you can subscribe to us on iTunes and download us to whichever device you choose, or do the same via your preferred podcast client. There's also the option of listening to each episode at the Wooden Overcoats website.
And if you're a London resident, or you fancy visiting for the occasion, our final Live Show has tickets on sale. It'll be on Monday 16th November, at the Horse & Stables Pub near Lambeth North tube station, 7.30pm, with tickets going for a mere £5 each. Two episodes of live radio comedy, with confirmed guest stars Alison Skilbeck, Jason Forbes, Phil Wang and Paul Putner. You've never had it so good.
Enjoy yourselves!
Our guest stars this week are the three village hoodlums (Jason Forbes and Phil Wang of sketch troupe Daphne, and Ella Garland), the terrors of Piffling Vale, who assist Antigone with a spot of soul-searching. There's also yet more fun to be had with an unnervingly cheery Mayor Desmond Desmond (Steve Hodson) and the investigations of Agatha Doyle (Alison Skilbeck). But the real star of Episode 7 is Cordelia Lynn herself, whose rich and intelligent dialogue - not to mention dynamic plotting - lends a uniquely personal perspective on the lives of the residents of Piffling (and grants Madeleine - Belinda Lang - some of her finest material).
As before, you can subscribe to us on iTunes and download us to whichever device you choose, or do the same via your preferred podcast client. There's also the option of listening to each episode at the Wooden Overcoats website.
And if you're a London resident, or you fancy visiting for the occasion, our final Live Show has tickets on sale. It'll be on Monday 16th November, at the Horse & Stables Pub near Lambeth North tube station, 7.30pm, with tickets going for a mere £5 each. Two episodes of live radio comedy, with confirmed guest stars Alison Skilbeck, Jason Forbes, Phil Wang and Paul Putner. You've never had it so good.
Enjoy yourselves!
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