13 episodes
The British Are Coming! Five East
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5.0 • 5 Ratings
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Events in a small Irish village after the arrival of English refugees, post-Brexit.
A 12-part scripted comedy podcast.
Starring Kelly Campbell, Jessica Carroll, Clint Dyer, David Ganly, Gary Lilburn, Deirdra Morris, Elizabeth Moynihan, Akemnji Ndifornyen, Saskia Reeves, Justin Salinger, Barry Ward, Jade Yourell.
Written, directed and produced by Síofra Campbell.
Recorded, mixed, designed by Dominic Rippel at Shelter Studio, London.
www.thebritisharecoming.ie
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Episode 12 – A Hostage Situation in the Pig Shed
While hunting Alistair Domage on foot with Trevor and Ben, Brendan changes his mind and goes back for the car.
Dessie is en route to saving the day when he encounters Mags leaning on a gate and confesses his involvement with things.
Garda Nugent’s siege of the pig shed is gatecrashed by everybody.
Tags: Leitrim, Ireland, England, Britain, Brexit, Refugees, Gate, Sheep, Pooka -
Episode 11 – Intervention Time!
Dessie’s attempt to get Alistair away from Ballygomore collides with Garda Nugent’s checkpoint.
Helen confronts Petey about their family history and who, in fact, is the rightful heir to the 400-piece china set that was rescued from the Big House in 1832.
Brendan ambushes Trevor and Ben into a mediation session but it gets away from him in ways he could not have predicted.
Tags: Leitrim, Ireland, England, Britain, Brexit, Refugees, Gate, Sheep, Pooka -
Episode 10 – Stake Out
Dolores is determined to find out what Helen knows about the sheep; instead she ends up wondering what Mags is at.
Brendan is stopped by Garda Nugent who is pursuing a one-woman-containment-troop strategy to track down Alistair.
It turns out that Aunty Catherine is actually Helen’s aunt! And she has information which may change everything.
Tags: Leitrim, Ireland, England, Britain, Brexit, Refugees, Gate, Sheep, Pooka -
Episode 9 – A Country Mile
Garda Nugent and Dolores meet out walking and a cautious approach to conversation leads both to wonder if the other is really only out for a walk.
While carting out the empties, Barb catches Ben behind the bins stealing her wifi.
Mags finds Dessie curiously unenthused by the photofit of Alistair and unsure of his future as a blacksmith.
Tags: Leitrim, Ireland, England, Britain, Brexit, Refugees, Gate, Sheep, Pooka -
Episode 8 – Aspects of Resistance
Dolores takes radical steps to lose the extra sheep, only to be run a-cropper by Petey.
Brendan instructs Trevor in The Ways of the Iron.
Armed with a photofit of Alistair Domage, Garda Nugent attempts to elicit an ID from Aunty Catherine, with confusing results.
Tags: Leitrim, Ireland, England, Britain, Brexit, Refugees, Gate, Sheep, Pooka -
Episode 7 – A Small Moment Of Enjoinment
Brendan and Petey debate the merits of invite lists and recent developments in the gate realm.
Dessie decides to up his game to impress Mags, brushing aside Alistair’s attempt to enlist him to the Irexit cause.
Helen investigates her family tree, helped by Barb who punishes Ben for soaking up the bandwidth.
Tags: Leitrim, Ireland, England, Britain, Brexit, Refugees, Gate, Sheep, Pooka
Customer Reviews
Loved this.
I wish this was longer. I fully enjoyed the entire program, although I did find it a bit difficult to keep the male characters straight until about halfway through. I had to look on the website to figure out the relationships.
Also, who the feck opened the gates???
Gentle satire
At it’s core, this is a warm hearted gentle satire about life in a small Irish village. Although Brexit, xenophobia, and lying politicians are on the mind and roundly mocked, the show is really about poking fun at the neuroses and antics of its lovable idiosyncratic characters. In particular I love Garda Nugent, whose dedication to solving petty crime is at Hot Fuzz levels, and Barb, whose American overconfidence and mercenary instincts are hilarious. I would happily spend more time with this cast of characters.
Right on Time
Perfect amount of levity and wit for these troubled times... bumpered by Brexit and Trump.