Lower Clumpthorpe is the quintessential English village. Quiet, cosy, quaint; it’s the perfect picture of rural harmony.
It is presided over by the fine, upstanding citizens of the Lower Clumpthorpe Parish Council – those tireless champions who selflessly devote their free time to the betterment of the community.
Professional, conscientious, and absolutely not involved in any gossip.
A comedy of small minds in a small village, where the only thing greater than the scenery is the epic proportions of parish politics.
Episode 1: The Village Sign
When Upper Clumpthorpe unveils a rather impressive new village sign, parish council chairman Prudence Hawthorne is determined that Lower Clumpthorpe will not be outdone.
Treasurer Derek Pritchard is concerned about the cost. Secretary Jean Wilmot has several ideas of her own. And professional sarcastic Sophie Calder suspects this has rather more to do with village rivalry than village pride.
It’s all making newest member Alex Turner wonder whether volunteering was such a good idea..
Coming soon!
Starring
Sally Swift as Prudence Hawthorne
Jane Wing as Jean Wilmot
John Kennard as Derek Pritchard
Sean Baxendale as Alex Turner
Tammy King as Sophie Calder
Written, Produced and Directed by Andi White
Episode 2: The Village Bench
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Coming soon!
Starring
Sally Swift as Prudence Hawthorne
Jane Wing as Jean Wilmot
John Kennard as Derek Pritchard
Sean Baxendale as Alex Turner
Tammy King as Sophie Calder
Written, Produced and Directed by Andi White
Episode 3: The Flagpole
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Coming soon!
Starring
Sally Swift as Prudence Hawthorne
Jane Wing as Jean Wilmot
John Kennard as Derek Pritchard
Sean Baxendale as Alex Turner
Tammy King as Sophie Calder
Written, Produced and Directed by Andi White
Episode 4: The Emergency Plan
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Coming soon!
Starring
Sally Swift as Prudence Hawthorne
Jane Wing as Jean Wilmot
John Kennard as Derek Pritchard
Sean Baxendale as Alex Turner
Tammy King as Sophie Calder
Written, Produced and Directed by Andi White
Episode 5: The Noticeboard
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Morbi mollis risus id nunc commodo, vel tempus turpis maximus. In eleifend et lectus quis condimentum. Donec eget dui in sapien egestas pulvinar
Coming soon!
Starring
Sally Swift as Prudence Hawthorne
Jane Wing as Jean Wilmot
John Kennard as Derek Pritchard
Sean Baxendale as Alex Turner
Tammy King as Sophie Calder
Written, Produced and Directed by Andi White
Episode 6: The Telephone Box
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Coming soon!
Starring
Sally Swift as Prudence Hawthorne
Jane Wing as Jean Wilmot
John Kennard as Derek Pritchard
Sean Baxendale as Alex Turner
Tammy King as Sophie Calder
Written, Produced and Directed by Andi White
Prudence Hawthorne - Chairman
Played by Sally Swift
- Old-school, rules-obsessed, insists on tradition.
- Has chaired the parish council for decades.
- Thinks of herself as the custodian of the village’s “character.”
- Favourite phrase: “That is not on the agenda.”
Derek Pritchard - Treasurer
Played by John Kennard
- Retired bank manager. Pompous but dithering.
- Obsessed with whether things are “value for money.”
- Has a weird vendetta against spending money on flowerbeds.
- Catchphrase: “Bloody metric.”
Alex Turner
Played by Sean Baxendale
- Recently moved from the city.
- Enthusiastic, idealistic, full of ideas no one wants.
- Ends up still referred to as “the new one,” even after being on the council for months.
- Desperate to prove himself, but keeps getting shot down with “That’s not how we do things here.”
Jean Wilmot - Secretary
Played by Jane Wing
- Cheerful busybody.
- Writes long-winded minutes that no-one reads.
- Loves “organising” things, but usually makes them worse.
- Always interrupts with irrelevant anecdotes about her cat, Cyril.
- Laminates everything.
Sophie Calder
Played by Tammy King
- Outspoken, witty, an almost accepted villager who’s frustrated by the older members’ resistance to change.
- Wants the parish council to tackle real issues (youth clubs, transport, inclusivity).
- Rolls her eyes at Prudence but secretly respects her tenacity.
Art by Georgia Cook
Sally Swift
(Prudence Hawthorne)
Sally is a professional UK-based voiceover artist who brings stories, brands, and messages to life with clarity, warmth, and authenticity.
Whether you need a confident commercial read, an engaging corporate narration, a friendly explainer voice, or compelling character work, she delivers vocal performances that connect, resonate and captivate.
John Kennard
(Derek Pritchard)
A Yorkshireman exiled in London, John has made his home in various places in the British Isles and has picked up accents as he went around, any of which he might lapse into at the drop of a hat and without warning.
When he’s not voice-acting in games & dramas & animations, or singing in chamber choirs or playing drums or tinkering with a new gadget he’s inventing or dressing up as a pirate / steampunk / wizard for the weekend, he likes to sleep.
Unlike Derek, he likes cats and has a Bengal named Pteppic and a floof-monster named Chloe.
Derek is a very practical, logical man.
Unfortunately that matters more to him than other things like “people’s needs” or “social responsibility”. But someone’s got to prioritise financial responsibility above all else, and Derek is happy to bear that burden.
Sean Baxendale
(Alex Turner)
Sean Baxendale is an actor who has worked in theatre, film and voiceover. He has mainly worked in video games, playing major characters in Nioh 3 and The Ouroboros Express.
He draws from a wealth of experience to fully inhabit the characters he portrays.
Alex has a beautiful innocence to him.
He has a lot of ideas and thinks that those ideas will be listened to, not because they’re good but because he believes that’s how politics is supposed to happen in his idealistic mind… but this is Lower Clumpthorpe and things are a little different.
Jane Wing
(Jean Wilmot)
Jane Wing is an award winning British voice actor, currently playing Jean Wilmot in Nova Audio’s comedy drama Matters Arising.
A 2024 VOX Award winner for Best Human Performance in Audio Drama, she brings warmth, wit and depth to her character work.
Jane looks forward to appearing in future Nova Audio productions.
Jean always means well. She cares deeply about her fellow committee members and is totally oblivious to any undercurrents or tensions.
And she loves cats.
Tammy King
(Sophie Calder)
Tammy King is an award winning singer songwriter turned voice actor from West Midlands, UK. She has voiced in multiple genres such as radio commercials, corporate narration, indie animation, games and audio dramas.
Tammy’s natural voice has been described as friendly, warm and sincere and she has worked with clients such as Birmingham City Council, Vocalzone, Playtonic and many more!
I love how cheeky Sophie is! 😂
Her interactions within the group are completely not what is expected in a parish council meeting environment but it makes her as a character so fun to play!
Andi White
(Writer, Director, Producer)
Andi was born at an early age, and is so old she remembers dial-up modems.
She’s a prolific feature writer for magazines and newspapers, but has always written comedies; she recently found some scripts dating back to 1991!
Her first audio productions were made on a Sharp cassette recorder her Nan bought for her ninth birthday
I don’t remember writing this