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Feared British Commander, General Venables arrives and demands some executions by sunset (so he can have the whole day to look forward to them). Not everyone can survive... Sitcom set in 1770, just before the American War of Independence. Written by Andy Hamilton and Jay Tarses. Sergeant McGurk …. Andy Hamilton Samuel Oliphant …. Jay Tarses General Venables …. Timothy West Captain Brimshaw …. James Fleet Mary Oliphant …. Sophie Thompson Ezekiel Spriggs …. Hugh Dennis Cora Oliphant …. Felicity Montagu Joshua Oliphant …. Tony Maudsley Doctor Rutledge …. Philip Pope Mrs Arbuthnot …. Susie Blake Producer: Paul Mayhew-Archer First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2000.
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