Episodes
| First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 20120624 | 20130303 | A comedy focusing on a famous duel between Elizabethan rivals the Earl of Oxford and Philip Sidney on a Real tennis court. With Celia Imrie as Elizabeth I. A new comedy by MARTYN WADE about Elizabethan Real Tennis culminates in an epic match, poetry and death by strawberries and cream. Recorded on location.CELIA IMRIE stars as Elizabeth I and DAVID TROUGHTON won Best Supporting Actor in the BBC Audio Drama Awards 2013. Inspired by past events at Wimbledon, this comedy by MARTYN WADE takes as its theme a famous duel between Elizabethan rivals the Earl of Oxford and Philip Sidney on a Real tennis court. Having failed to satisfy an argument with a more traditional duel, the pair resort to a five-set game in front of Queen Elizabeth herself - the outcome of which will decide not only personal pride but also the marital fate of the Queen, as she decrees that proposed nuptials with a French duke will only take place if Oxford wins... Queen Elizabeth - CELIA IMRIE Simier - ALEX JENNINGS Earl of Leicester - DAVID TROUGHTON Earl of Oxford - NICHOLAS BOULTON Philip Sidney - THOM TUCK Duke of Anjou - MICHAEL MALONEY Crick - GEOFFREY WHITEHEAD Benjamin - PHILIP FOX William - CARL PREKOPP Spectator - Nick Saunter Tennis scenes recorded at the Millennium Real Tennis Court, Middlesex University Director CHERRY COOKSON First broadcast in June 2012. |