• Episode 1

  • Nov 21 2023
  • Length: 28 mins
  • Podcast
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (2 ratings)

  • Summary

  • A true(ish) crime podcast, based on James Acaster's undercover cop alter-ego Pat Springleaf, which sees Pat share police wire recordings from the biggest case of his career: working undercover to infiltrate and bring to justice the notorious SW6 gang, led by the villainous Lawrence (Domhnall Gleeson).


    Back in 2013, ex-conman-turned-undercover-cop Pat was in the middle of a career-defining gig - but problems beset him on all sides: the gang are getting suspicious; his wife wants a divorce; the police are demanding results; and his ex partner in crime is blackmailing him. Not an ideal situation for someone with a burning need to please absolutely everybody.


    In 2023, meanwhile, Pat and his producer Adams (Kath Hughes) play excerpts from his wire recordings to studio guests as they unpack the criminal hijinks that launched the comedy career of the man now reasonably widely-known as James Acaster.


    In episode 1, Lawrence announces a side-step from drug dealing into a more glamorous branch of crime, Pat's wife Sita (Sindhu Vee) makes some life changing personal and career decisions and Pat takes the advice of fellow comic Evelyn Mok to find a better, more truthful, on-stage comic persona.


    Featuring:


    Chloe Petts - Nance

    Domhnall Gleeson - Lawrence

    Evelyn Mok - herself

    Finn Wolfhard - Serpico

    Freya Parker - Heckler

    Jack De'ath - Compere

    Jason Forbes - Police Officer

    Kath Hughes - Detective Adams

    Kemah Bob - Donna

    Louis Theroux - Detective Shane Nicely

    Nathaniel Metcalfe - Huey

    Nish Kumar - himself

    Pat Cahill - Reg

    Sharon D Clarke - Police Chief Angela

    Sindhu Vee - Sita


    with studio guest Ed Gamble


    Extra jokes by Alison Spittle, Celya AB, Ken Cheng, Matthew Crosby, Rose Johnson and Toussaint Douglass


    Original Music by NNAMDÏ


    Sound design by Charlie Brandon King


    Assistant Producers - Katie Sayer and Mikaela Carmichael


    Produced by Lyndsay Fenner


    A Mighty Bunny Production

    www.springleafpodcast.com / www.mightybunny.co.uk


    Merch? Merch! https://springleaf.teemill.com/


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Fantastic

So well written and acted, very funny can’t wait for ep 2 to see what springleaf gets up to next time

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