Educated Evans

1st broadcast 24th July 1996 to 14th Aug 1996 on BBC Radio 4

Repeated

Wed 26th Oct 2016 05:00 to Wed 16th Nov 2016 05:00 on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Director

Dirk Maggs

Producer

Not Known

Written By

Edgar Wallace

Produced By

Not known

Synopsis

Story about Evans a self-styled "sporting authority" in 1920's Camden Town in London. A series of amusing 1930s Edgar Wallace short stories about a shady but loveable Camden Town racing tipster

Cast

Roy Hudd as Evans

Freddie Jones Narrator

Andrew Sachs as Inspector Pine

Michael Roberts as The Miller

Pat Coombs as Mrs Rankin

David Battley as Joe Taskett

Jeremy Browne as not known

Simon Treves as not known

Rosemary Martin as not known

Ian Targett as not known

Charles Collingwood as not known

Elizabeth Mansfield as not known

Graham Hoadly as not known

Recorded at

Recorded at BBC Studio 7 Maida Vale London England.

Recorded on

See episodes section

Music Composed & Arranged

Philip Glassborow

Rick Cardinall

Comment by Dirk Maggs

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Comment by David Williams

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Episode 1

Inside Information

Skint horse tipster Evans gets an unlikely helping hand from a self-righteous police inspector.

First broadcast on 24th July 1996

Recorded on 17th Aug 1994

Broadcast 24th Jul 1996 23:00-23:30

Episode 2

The Snout

Can the skint 1920s tipster plot revenge on a local informant and end up a winner too?

First broadcast on 31st July 1996

Recorded on 18th Aug 1994

Broadcast 31st Jul 1996 23:00-23:30

Episode 3

A Judge of Racing

Can the 1920s tipster help a friend in trouble and acquire valuable information along the way?

First broadcast on 7th Aug 1996

Recorded on 19th Aug 1994

Broadcast 7th Aug 1996 23:00-23:30

Episode 4

A Matched Pair

Can the 1920s tipster avoid police plans and see off a new 'educated' rival?

First broadcast on 14th Aug 1996

Recorded on 24th Aug 1994

Broadcast 14th Aug 1996 23:00-23:30

Running Time

4 episodes 30 minutes long total 2 hrs