Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 20050316 | 1/4. Mark Heap stars as literary agent Frederick Frensic in Tom Sharpe's anarchic satire. Frensic has a steamy bestseller on his hands, only the writer insists on anonymity. A $20m deal awaits, but only if he can persuade someone to pose as the author for a promotional tour. Enter the hapless, talentless, and not-to-say priggish Peter Piper. Dramatised by Ryan Craig. Peter Piper....Adam Godley Sonia Futtle....Laurel Lefkow Hutchmeyer....John Guerrasio Geoffrey Corkadale....Nicholas Boulton Other parts played by Hugh Dickson, Robert Hastie and Alex Tregear. Directed by Toby Swift. | |
| 20050323 | Ryan Craig's dramatisation of Tom Sharpe's anarchic satire. 2/4. $20 million in fact, provided literary agent Frederick Frensic can find someone to pretend to have written the book. The real author is demanding total anonymity. Frederick Frensic....Mark Heap Peter Piper....Adam Godley Sonia Futtle....Laurel Lefkow Hutchmeyer....John Guerrasio Baby Hutchmeyer....Sandra Dickinson Geoffrey Corkadale....Nicholas Boulton Macmordie/Reporter....Kerry Shale Marianna Moore....Alex Tregear Directed by Toby Swift. | |
| 20050330 | Ryan Craig's dramatisation of Tom Sharpe's anarchic satire. 3/4. It all seemed so easy ? a little mild deception to land a $20m publishing contract. Riots, arson, death and destruction weren?t supposed to be part of the deal. Literary agent Frederick Frensic is starting to get out of his depth in Tom Sharpe?s satirical comedy. Frederick Frensic....Mark Heap Peter Piper....Adam Godley Hutchmeyer....John Guerrasio Baby Hutchmeyer....Sandra Dickinson Sonia Futtle....Laurel Lefkow Cynthia Bogden....Susan Jameson Cadwalladine....Hugh Dickson Other parts played by Kerry Shale and Alex Tregear Directed by Toby Swift. | |
| 20050406 | Ryan Craig's dramatisation of Tom Sharpe's anarchic satire. 4/4. The final chapter of Tom Sharpe's satirical comedy finds Frensic hot on the trail of the mysterious author of salacious bestseller, Pause O Men for the Virgin. But the price has been high - he is now engaged to the terrifying Cynthia Bogden and is the victim of a blackmail plot. Frederick Frensic....Mark Heap Peter Piper....Adam Godley Baby Hutchmeyer....Sandra Dickinson Hutchmeyer....John Guerrasio Geoffrey Corkadale....Nicholas Boulton Cynthia Bogden....Susan Jameson Dr Louthe....Susan Engel Macmordie....Kerry Shale Bank Teller/Girl....Emily Wachter Directed by Toby Swift. | |
| 01 | 20050316 | Frensic has a steamy bestseller on his hands, only the writer insists on anonymity. A $20m deal awaits, but only if he can persuade someone to pose as the author for a promotional tour. Enter the hapless, talentless, and not-to-say priggish Peter Piper. |
| 01 | 20050316 | Frensic has a steamy bestseller on his hands, only the writer insists on anonymity. A $20m deal awaits, but only if he can persuade someone to pose as the author for a promotional tour. Enter the hapless, talentless, and not-to-say priggish Peter Piper. toby swift ryan craig |
| 02 | 20050323 | $20 million in fact, provided literary agent Frederick Frensic can find someone to pretend to have written the book. The real author is demanding total anonymity. |
| 03 | 20050330 | It all seemed so easy - a little mild deception to land a $20m publishing contract. Riots, arson, death and destruction weren't supposed to be part of the deal. Literary agent Frederick Frensic is starting to get out of his depth in Tom Sharpe's satirical comedy. |
| 04 LAST | 20050406 | The final chapter of Tom Sharpe's satirical comedy finds Frensic hot on the trail of the mysterious author of salacious bestseller, Pause O Men for the Virgin. But the price has been high - he is now engaged to the terrifying Cynthia Bogden and is the victim of a blackmail plot. |