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The Geonin alien invaders are challenged to a village cricket match. Stars Hattie Morahan and Julian Rhind-Tutt. From March 2013.

A successful pilot sparked the first of two series of Eddie Robson's sitcom about an alien invasion of a small English village.

Starring Hattie Morahan and Julian Rhind-Tutt.

Katrina Lyons was only visiting Cresdon Green, where she grew up, to borrow cash from her parents.

But when she tried to return to London, it turned out alien beings known as the Geonin had lowered a force field around the village - refusing to let anyone in or out.

Unfortunately almost everyone in the village is too cowardly, apathetic, polite or stupid to stand up to this alien menace, so Katrina has no choice but to start the resistance movement herself. In the cricket pavilion.

In this episode, the force field around the village is keeping out all the rain, so the villagers can no longer moan about the weather.

Uljabaan realises this means they're moaning about him instead. So he distracts villagers with a cricket match - aliens versus humans - whilst trying to build a device to simulate rain.

Katrina sees an opportunity to sabotage Uljabaan's computer - if she can keep the match going long enough...

Katrina Lyons ...... Hattie Morahan
Field Commander Uljabaan ...... Julian Rhind-Tutt
Margaret Lyons ...... Jan Francis
Richard Lyons ...... Peter Davison
Lucy Alexander ...... Hannah Murray
Computer ...... John-Luke Roberts

Producer: Ed Morrish

First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 2 in March 2013.

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 24 Oct 2023 02:30

Credits

Role Contributor
Writer Eddie Robson
Katrina Lyons Hattie Morahan
Field Commander Uljabaan Julian Rhind-Tutt
Margaret Lyons Jan Francis
Richard Lyons Peter Davison
Lucy Alexander Hannah Murray
Computer John-Luke Roberts
Producer Ed Morrish

Broadcasts

  • Thu 7 Mar 2013 21:30
  • Thu 29 Aug 2013 21:30
  • Sun 7 Aug 2016 07:30
  • Sun 7 Aug 2016 17:30
  • Sun 7 Aug 2016 22:00
  • Mon 8 Aug 2016 05:30
  • Wed 7 Feb 2018 22:30
  • Sun 16 Feb 2020 07:30
  • Sun 16 Feb 2020 17:30
  • Sun 16 Feb 2020 22:00
  • Mon 17 Feb 2020 05:30
  • Fri 3 Dec 2021 07:00
  • Fri 3 Dec 2021 17:00
  • Sat 4 Dec 2021 05:00
  • Mon 23 Oct 2023 07:30
  • Mon 23 Oct 2023 12:30
  • Mon 23 Oct 2023 17:30
  • Tue 24 Oct 2023 02:30

Meet the villagers

Find out more about the residents of Cresdon Green - and their invaders.