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Wooden Overcoats

Season 4 Episode 2: Old School Funn

Wooden Overcoats

Wooden Overcoats Ltd

Comedy Fiction, Fiction, Comedy

4.82.5K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

A return to their old school sends Rudyard and Antigone on a trip down memory lane.

Watch this episode performed live onstage and online at Wooden Overcoats Live on 30 January at King’s Place and on KPlayer.

Read the recording script.

Cast
Rudyard Funn: Felix Trench
Antigone Funn: Beth Eyre
Georgie Crusoe: Ciara Baxendale
Eric Chapman: Tom Crowley
Madeleine: Belinda Lang
Mr Alan Sodbury: Thom Tuck
Miss Raksha Khatri: Bhawna Bhawsar
Mr Askey: Lewis Allcock
Jerry: Maxwell Tyler
Bill: Pip Gladwin
Tanya / Child: Emily Stride
Mouse: Holly Campbell
Announcer: Eleanor Rushton

Crew
Writer: Writer: Ben Cottam, from an idea by Rosie Fletcher
Script Editor: David K. Barnes
Producers: Andy Goddard & John Wakefield
Production Manager: Elizabeth Campbell
Composer: James Whittle
Music: James Whittle and the Piffling Philharmonic
Script Supervisor: Meghan Fitzmartin
Recorded at the Octagon Studio, Brixton

Transcript

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0:00.0

Radhyad fun runs a funeral home in the village of Piffling Vale.

0:06.0

It used to be the only one. It isn't any more.

0:10.0

Radhyad rarely mentions his early years and nor does his sister Antigone.

0:16.0

So imagine my delight when a return to their old school began a trip down memory lane.

0:24.0

Wooden overcoats created by David K. Barnes, season 4, episode 2.

0:35.0

Old school fun by Ben Cottom, from an idea by Rosie Flappcher.

0:46.0

The crumbling edifice of Piffling St. Glutur has stood for several centuries.

0:53.0

Within its walls thousands of children have sought an education and a few of them even got one.

1:00.0

The fun twins studied here once upon a time and now they were back to promote the funerary profession at the school careers fair.

1:10.0

Though it seemed they were just as unpopular now as they'd ever been.

1:16.0

We've been stood by the stalled half an hour.

1:19.0

I'd been spoken to a living soul.

1:22.0

I brought along all my jars too. His big toe.

1:26.0

I think someone would be interested.

1:29.0

Sit my promoting journalism,

1:32.0

rather than on the clergy, my lane of teaching circus tricks,

1:36.0

and not a single child wants to learn about fumes.

1:39.0

Yes they do, just not from us.

1:41.0

Good morning kids. Sorry I'm late. You ready to put the far and in funerals?

1:46.0

Good shake.

1:49.0

I'll take a photograph Mr. Tickle.

1:52.0

Photographs at the end guys. Right, give me a moment to set up and I'll show you a jar containing a big toe.

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