{"product_id":"book-jpfb","title":"The House of the Spirit Levels","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn epic six-part comedy saga with a star cast, from master storyteller and satirist Nick Revell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Tony Hardstaff breaks the bank playing ‘Snap!’ at the St Petersburg Casino, he is swept up in a maelstrom of romance and adventure. Seduced by the sultry Natassia Fillipovna Karamazov – a woman with curves so perfect they could make a geometry professor spontaneously combust – Tony is caught \u003ci\u003ein flagrante\u003c\/i\u003e by the Russian mafia, and flees for his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking the first plane out, Tony returns to his ancestral home in Grimesdale, and to the bosom of the family he left a decade earlier. But the prodigal son is not welcomed with open arms. His ruthless 183-year-old father Obadiah is less than thrilled to see him, his sister Jane is so shocked, she suffers a nosebleed, and his mother Alice is so upset, she drops dead on the spot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo cap it all, Tony’s Brontë-obsessed ex-sweetheart has gone round the bend, his best mate Dave is now leader of the Morris Dancing Survivalist Militia, and the town he grew up in is under threat… Forced to grapple with wandering corpses, canine spirit guides, old flames and eastern European heavies, Tony goes on the run once again. But can he escape the clutches of the past?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMagical realism meets Northern family saga in this surrealistic comedy, told in flashback and travelling between Venezuela, Russia and west Yorkshire. Written by and starring Nick Revell as Tony, it features a stellar cast including \u003cb\u003eMorwenna Banks, Alistair McGowan, Peter Serafinowicz, Alison Steadman\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eClaire Skinner\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNB: Contains some dated attitudes and language\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eProduction credits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten by Nick Revell\u003cbr\u003eProduced by Paul Schlesinger\u003cbr\u003eMusic composed by Paul Mottram\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTony – \u003cb\u003eNick Revell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNatassia Fillipovna – \u003cb\u003eMorwenna Banks\/Tracy-Ann Oberman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Narrator – \u003cb\u003eAlistair McGowan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMrs Yepanchin\/Mrs Womersley – \u003cb\u003eJoanna Brooks\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIvan – \u003cb\u003eJonathan Kydd\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSergei\/Jeff – \u003cb\u003ePeter Gunn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKropotkin\/Dave\/Carl – \u003cb\u003ePeter Serafinowicz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVladimir\/Elder\/Shrink – \u003cb\u003eChris Pavlo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eObadiah – \u003cb\u003eDavid Swift\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlice – \u003cb\u003eMaggie Steed\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJane – \u003cb\u003eAlison Steadman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoanna – \u003cb\u003eNatalie Walter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmily – \u003cb\u003eClaire Skinner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 1 May-5 June 1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e© 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) 2025 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin UK","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49552592339248,"sku":"BDjpfb","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/623571-jpfb-Square.jpg?v=1740059142","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-jpfb","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}