{"product_id":"book-g5mx","title":"The Secret Life of Rosewood Avenue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Grout stars as a hapless vicar who discovers that life behind suburbia's net curtains is more exciting than he'd expected\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter being mugged by a pair of pensioners outside the Darby \u0026amp; Joan Club, the Reverend Timothy Carswell has had enough of his rough, tough inner-city parish. Convinced that someone so meek would be better suited somewhere quieter, the Bishop packs him off to a nice, sedate, residential neighbourhood where nothing ever seems to happen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHowever, unbeknownst to the vicar, his apparently respectable new parish is a hotbed of passion, paranormal experimentation and geriatric prostitution. Under the thumb of his dour Scottish housekeeper, Mrs Muir, who keeps him busy writing long, tedious sermons, he fails to notice the many crimes being committed under his very nose - including burglary, arson and even murder. But when his congregation is stolen by the charismatic American preacher, Elijah Hornblower, he finally realises that something is afoot - and he'll have to fight fire with fire if he wants to keep his flock...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by acclaimed dramatist Stephen Sheridan, this dry, darkly funny sitcom stars \u003cb\u003eJames Grout\u003c\/b\u003e as Rev Carswell, with \u003cb\u003eSarah Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Mansfield\u003c\/b\u003e as Mrs Muir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eProduction credits\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Stephen Sheridan\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Lissa Evans\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eCast\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRev Timothy Carswell - \u003cb\u003eJames Grout\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiss Tilling - \u003cb\u003eMargaret Courtenay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiss Tapp\/Emily Ford - \u003cb\u003eJean Heywood\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr Warlock\/Bishop - \u003cb\u003eChristopher Good\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs Muir - \u003cb\u003eSarah Thomas\/Elizabeth Mansfield\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs Knatchbull - \u003cb\u003eMaxine Audley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCudlipp\/Mugger\/Critchley - \u003cb\u003eFraser Kerr\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMugger's accomplice\/Miss Shaw - \u003cb\u003eAuriol Smith\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdwin - \u003cb\u003eRobert Lang\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJeremy - \u003cb\u003eChristian Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid - \u003cb\u003eTobias Best\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr Rainbird - \u003cb\u003eDavid Bannerman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConstable\/Eric - \u003cb\u003eIan Lindsay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs Garland - \u003cb\u003eRosemary Martin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArnold - \u003cb\u003eCyril Shaps\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaptain Van Thal - \u003cb\u003eDonald Pickering\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHilary - \u003cb\u003eJacqueline Tong\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMiss Willow - \u003cb\u003ePatricia Hayes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKeith - \u003cb\u003eBrian Bowles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaria - \u003cb\u003eSarah Souster\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuy\/Jehovah's Witness - \u003cb\u003eAngus Wright\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSimon Garland - \u003cb\u003eDaniel Strauss\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr Vaughan - \u003cb\u003eMichael Turner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr Shaw - \u003cb\u003eRonald Herdman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRev Hornblower - \u003cb\u003eGarrick Hagon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMr Widlake - \u003cb\u003eBrian Miller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs Widlake - \u003cb\u003eBernadine Corrigan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 26 February-2 April 1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49361161421104,"sku":"BDg5mx","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/331057-g5mx-Square.jpg?v=1734494758","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-g5mx","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}