Springleaf James Acaster / Mighty Bunny

A true(ish) crime podcast, based on James Acaster's undercover cop alter-ego Pat Springleaf, which sees Pat share police wire recordings from the biggest case of his career: working undercover to infiltrate and bring to justice the notorious SW6 gang, led by the villainous Lawrence (Domhnall Gleeson).
Back in 2013, ex-conman-turned-undercover-cop Pat was in the middle of a career-defining gig - but problems beset him on all sides: the gang are getting suspicious; his wife wants a divorce; the police are demanding results; and his ex partner in crime is blackmailing him. Not an ideal situation for someone with a burning need to please absolutely everybody.
In 2023, meanwhile, Pat and his producer Adams (Kath Hughes) play excerpts from his wire recordings to studio guests as they unpack the criminal hijinks that launched the comedy career of the man now reasonably widely-known as James Acaster.
In episode 1, Lawrence announces a side-step from drug dealing into a more glamorous branch of crime, Pat's wife Sita (Sindhu Vee) makes some life changing personal and career decisions and Pat takes the advice of fellow comic Evelyn Mok to find a better, more truthful, on-stage comic persona.
Featuring:
Chloe Petts - Nance
Domhnall Gleeson - Lawrence
Evelyn Mok - herself
Finn Wolfhard - Serpico
Freya Parker - Heckler
Jack De'ath - Compere
Jason Forbes - Police Officer
Kath Hughes - Detective Adams
Kemah Bob - Donna
Louis Theroux - Detective Shane Nicely
Nathaniel Metcalfe - Huey
Nish Kumar - himself
Pat Cahill - Reg
Sharon D Clarke - Police Chief Angela
Sindhu Vee - Sita
with studio guest Ed Gamble
Extra jokes by Alison Spittle, Celya AB, Ken Cheng, Matthew Crosby, Rose Johnson and Toussaint Douglass
Original Music by NNAMDÏ
Sound design by Charlie Brandon King
Assistant Producers - Katie Sayer and Mikaela Carmichael
Produced by Lyndsay Fenner
A Mighty Bunny Production
www.springleafpodcast.com / www.mightybunny.co.uk

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Studio guest Romesh Ranganathan attempts to get a grip on exactly what the podcast is, Sita bags Serpico his first acting role and Pat's crowd-work skills are tested to their limit when Donna encourages Lawrence and Huey to try out their new heist personas in public…
A true(ish) crime podcast, which sees undercover cop Pat Springleaf (James Acaster) share police wire recordings from the biggest case of his career: working to infiltrate and bring to justice the notorious SW6 gang, led by the villainous Lawrence.
Back in 2013, ex-conman-turned-undercover-cop Pat was in the middle of a career-defining undercover gig - but problems beset him on all sides: the gang are getting suspicious; his wife wants a divorce; the police are demanding results; and his ex partner in crime is blackmailing him. Not an ideal situation for someone with a burning need to please absolutely everybody.
In 2023, meanwhile, Pat and his producer Adams play clips to studio guests as they unpack the criminal hijinks that launched the career of the man now reasonably widely-known as James Acaster.
Featuring:
Chloe Petts - Nance
Domhnall Gleeson - Lawrence
Evelyn Mok - herself
Jack De'ath - Compere
Jason Forbes - Comedy Fan
Kath Hughes - Detective Adams
Kemah Bob - Donna
Mark Silcox - himself
Nathaniel Metcalfe - Huey
Nish Kumar - himself
Pat Cahill - Reg
Phil Wang - Detective Clarke Burbridge
Sharon D Clarke - Police Chief Angela
Sindhu Vee - Sita
with studio guest Romesh Ranganathan
Extra jokes by Alison Spittle, Celya AB, Ken Cheng, Matthew Crosby, Rose Johnson and Toussaint Douglass
Original Music by NNAMDÏ
Sound design by Charlie Brandon King
Assistant Producers - Katie Sayer and Mikaela Carmichael
Produced by Lyndsay Fenner
A Mighty Bunny Production
www.springleafpodcast.com / www.mightybunny.co.uk

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pat is booked as a guest for Tom Allen's new panel show, and Donna persuades the SW6 gang to carry out a practice heist at the studio in preparation for their big casino job - bad news for fellow panellists Jo Brand and Sarah Millican. Meanwhile, 'Sita's Creatures' animal acting agency goes from strength to strength as Serpico cements his reputation as the country's leading Merdog, before making waves elsewhere on set.
A true(ish) crime podcast, which sees undercover cop Pat Springleaf (James Acaster) share police wire recordings from the biggest case of his career: working to infiltrate and bring to justice the notorious SW6 gang.
Back in 2013, ex-conman-turned-undercover-cop Pat was in the middle of a career-defining undercover gig - but problems beset him on all sides: the gang are getting suspicious; his wife wants a divorce; the police are demanding results; and his ex partner in crime is blackmailing him. Not an ideal situation for someone with a burning need to please absolutely everybody. In 2023, meanwhile, Pat and his producer Adams play clips to studio guests as they unpack the criminal hijinks that launched the career of the man now reasonably widely-known as James Acaster.
Featuring:
Bill Bailey - himself
Chloe Petts - Nance
Domhnall Gleeson - Lawrence
Evelyn Mok - herself
Finn Wolfhard - Serpico
Freya Parker - Floor Manager
Jason Forbes - Director
Jo Brand - herself
Kath Hughes - Detective Adams
Kemah Bob - Donna
Nathaniel Metcalfe - Huey
Nish Kumar - himself
Pat Cahill - Reg
Phil Wang - Detective Clarke Burbridge
Sarah Millican - herself
Sharon D Clarke - Police Chief Angela
Sindhu Vee - Sita
with studio guest Tom Allen
Extra jokes by Alison Spittle, Celya AB, Ken Cheng, Matthew Crosby, Rose Johnson and Toussaint Douglass
Original Music by NNAMDÏ
Sound design by Charlie Brandon King
Assistant Producers - Katie Sayer and Mikaela Carmichael
Produced by Lyndsay Fenner
A Mighty Bunny Production
www.springleafpodcast.com / www.mightybunny.co.uk

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

SPRINGLEAF launches Tuesday 21st November 2023 - subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
Pat Springleaf is in quite the bind. He’s an ex con man turned undercover cop in the middle of the biggest case of his career - the gang are getting suspicious, his wife wants a divorce, the police are demanding results and his ex partner-in-crime is blackmailing him.
Not an ideal situation for someone with a burning need to please absolutely everybody.
A new sort-of-true crime comedy series from James Acaster (Off Menu, Repertoire, Ghostbusters), featuring Bill Bailey, Chloe Petts, Domhnall Gleeson, Evelyn Mok, Finn Wolfhard, Freya Parker, Hugh Dennis, Jack De'ath, Jason Forbes, Jo Brand, Kath Hughes, Kemah Bob, Louis Theroux, Mark Silcox, Michael McKean, Mike Wozniak, Miles Jupp, Milton Jones, Natalie Cassidy, Nathaniel Metcalfe, Nish Kumar, Pat Cahill, Phil Dunning, Phil Wang, Sarah Millican, Sharon D Clarke and Sindhu Vee, with guests Ed Gamble, Romesh Ranganathan, Tom Allen, Katherine Ryan, Lolly Adefope, Josh Widdicombe, Joe Lycett, Sara Pascoe, Rosie Jones and Guz Khan.
Original Music by NNAMDÏ
Produced by Lyndsay Fenner
A Mighty Bunny Production
www.springleafpodcast.com / www.mightybunny.co.uk

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.