{"product_id":"book-hhth","title":"The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet Reginald Iolanthe Perrin, a man on the brink, in this comedy classic \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFleeing across England in a fruit shaped van, attending his own wake and shouting the word 'parsnip' at inopportune moments wasn't exactly what Reginald Perrin had planned. But for Reggie, nothing in life is really going to plan. This brand new dramatisation of David Nobbs's hilarious classic novel follows the adventures of a middle-aged, middle-of-the-road, middle management dessert salesman, as he decides he's finally had enough.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: The Fall \u003c\/b\u003e- Reginald Perrin is having a crisis; he's not only lost his drive at work and in the bedroom but also his grip on reality. Parsnip, anyone?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: The Rise \u003c\/b\u003e- Reggie decides that faking his own death is the only way to find freedom and become a new man, but there's an unexpected problem...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso included here is a bonus interview programme, 'Laughed Off the Page', in which David Nobbs tells Janice Forsyth about his most famous creation, the wonderful Reggie Perrin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten By David Nobbs\u003cbr\u003eDramatised By Jon Canter\u003cbr\u003eDirected By Sally Avens\u003cbr\u003ePiano \u0026amp; Organ Played By Peter Ringrose\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cu\u003eCast\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReggie - \u003cb\u003eDavid Haig\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCJ - \u003cb\u003ePip Torrens\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth - \u003cb\u003eSelina Griffiths\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoan - \u003cb\u003eAmelia Bullmore\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLinda - \u003cb\u003eCeleste Dring\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJimmy\/Man In Car - \u003cb\u003eThomas Arnold\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHenry\/Train Announcer\/Inspector Gate - \u003cb\u003eDan Starkey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom - \u003cb\u003eJoseph Ayre\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEsther - \u003cb\u003eChloe Sommer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTony - \u003cb\u003eJonathan Forbes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMark\/Barker\/Reverend - \u003cb\u003eTom Kiteley\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs CJ\/Woman In Car - \u003cb\u003eJoanna Monro\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDoc\/Bill The Nightwatchman - \u003cb\u003eRoger Ringrose\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdam - \u003cb\u003eAiden Davison\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJocasta - \u003cb\u003eElise Davison\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio 4, 13 and 20 November 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaughed Off The Page\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast BBC Radio Scotland, 25 November 2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P) 2023 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49354409247024,"sku":"BDhhth","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/399716-hhth-Square.jpg?v=1734364563","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hhth","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}