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Dying Breeds

Mockumentary

Dying Breeds is a mockumentary series about clinging onto the old ways. Your host and roving reporter, Gervaise Sareen, searches out the people and professions of yesteryear to see if their days are numbered, or whether

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  • 1. 1. The Buttered Bollard

    26:24||Season 1, Ep. 1
    Our presenter, Gervaise Sareen, immerses us in the deep-fried world of a motorway lay-by truck-stop, where the notion of family is given a grilling.Cast:Presenter - Nigel PilkingtonElaine - Clare WilleKevin - Gordon PeastonDennis - Wayne ForesterSeef - Milo TwomeySammy-Jo - Gina MurrayDirected by Nigel PilkingtonTheme tune by Michael BennettAudio engineering and post-production by Holly ParrisRecorded at ID Audio, London(c) Nigel Pilkington & Peter Cragg 2020
  • 2. 2. The Match-Box

    38:28||Season 1, Ep. 2
    Our presenter, Gervaise Sareen, reveals how an OFF-line dating agency refuses to hold hands with apps and websites, whilst the owner stoically defends his single status.Cast:Presenter - Nigel PilkingtonRonnie - David HoltTim-Yêu - Jenny BryceThe Major - David Shaw-ParkerNorman - Alan MarriottAdditional characters by Gina Murray, Glen McCready, Steven KynmanDirected by Nigel PilkingtonTheme tune by Michael BennettAudio engineering and post-production by Holly ParrisRecorded at ID Audio, London(c) Nigel Pilkington & Peter Cragg 2020
  • 3. 3. Stage Door Johnnies

    38:13||Season 1, Ep. 3
    Our presenter, Gervaise Sareen, chases the once-ubiquitous autograph-hunters and dealers through London’s theatrical back-alleys, asking whether a “selfie” or Insta-posting will replace the scratch of signatures as the curtains come down.Cast:Presenter - Nigel PilkingtonHänsel - Steven KynmanDanni - Naomi McDonaldAndy - David JohnGary - Rupert FarleyChris - Christopher RaglandAnge - Julie MaiseyLionel - Glen McCreadyDame Julie - Beth ChalmersDirected by Nigel PilkingtonTheme tune by Michael BennettAudio engineering and post-production by Holly ParrisRecorded at ID Audio, London(c) Nigel Pilkington & Peter Cragg 2020
  • 4. 4. The Slimatessen

    58:45||Season 1, Ep. 4
    Our presenter, Gervaise Sareen, chews the fat with some visitors to a health-farm who are hoping to shed pounds, not tears, whilst home-truths arise to bite them on the bum.Cast:Presenter - Nigel PilkingtonMel - Samantha SeagerAlison - Kate CopelandRich - Steven KynmanHelen - Penelope RawlinsLou - Harriet CarmichaelCountess - Gina MurrayDirected by Nigel PilkingtonTheme tune by Michael BennettMusic by Aux StudiosAudio engineering by Holly ParrisSound design by Jude Hodgson-HannRecorded at ID Audio, London(c) Nigel Pilkington & Peter Cragg 2020
  • 5. 5. The Shoeshiner

    44:42||Season 1, Ep. 5
    Our presenter, Gervaise Sareen, brushes off the cobwebs in the environs of Marylebone Railway Station, where a shoeshiner casts an unearthly light on the soles of his customers.Cast:Presenter - Nigel PilkingtonJimmy - Roger MayWayne - Nick MercerDaniel - Jonny FreemanAmy - Jane CollingwoodRupert - Ewan GoddardSarita - Kate LockCity Gent / Security Officer - Wayne ForesterAdditional characters by Steven Kynman and members of the companyDirected by Nigel PilkingtonTheme tune by Michael BennettAudio engineering by Holly ParrisSound design by Jude Hodgson-HannRecorded at ID Audio, London(c) Nigel Pilkington & Peter Cragg 2020