Arbuthnot Jones Chronicles

DEVON LIFE     >     Suppose - just suppose - there was a minimum charge to make a wish. Would a £2 coin thrown into a wishing well have greater success than a 2p coin? This Parish Council is about to find out .... All parts played (badly) by the infamous Arbuthnot

FANTASY     >    It's Raining, It's Pouring - but this old man is not snoring. Why should he when he knows there is gold to be found at the end of the rainbow ....  All parts played (badly) by the infamous Arbuthnot

MYSTERY     >     To be invited to join the Lucy Syndicate you have to have a unique skill. A savant. The problem is that most savants have an innate skill which is totally useless. Until now ... All parts played (badly) by the infamous Arbuthnot

HORROR     >     An old man has been trying to sell his home for six years. No-one wants it as even he agrees it is ridiculously over valued. So why is a stranger now offering to pay the full asking price? All parts played (badly) by the infamous Arbuthnot

SCI-FI     >     In a rough area of a town there are two neighbouring homes which are crime free. Nothing ever happens there. So why does a crime busting police officer never take his eyes off them? And what happened which resulted in him being promoted and sent to a Constabulary the other end of England. All parts played (badly) by the infamous Arbuthnot...

HORROR     >     An unconnected phone booth in a cemetery helps the bereaved express their emotions. Talking even to no-one is a great healer. But what happens when voices start being heard - demanding, pleading, aggressive cries for help. How do you disconnect? The voices of the living spoken (badly) by the infamous Arbuthnot

HORROR     >     RRS Sir David Attenborough is the finest research ship ever built. On its first artic voyage it discovers a new island which the crew christens 'Qeqertaq Avannarleq' *.  Discovering this new land mass among the ice wasteland, only 435 miles south of the North Pole, is an amazing achievement. So why is one crew member so scared? Somet...

HORROR     >     The discovery of a new island only 435 miles south of the North Pole should be cause for jubilation. But finding it is one thing, getting away from it is proving harder. The future of the scientific ship and its entire grew may lie in the hands of a mysterious Greenlandic Inuit ... All parts in this 2nd instalment played (badly) by the in...

FANTASY?     >     An arrival at Heathrow Airport seems to have come from a country which Immigration has no knowledge. No record can be found either of his flight or nationality and yet, as his passport is valid, should he allowed to enter the country? A puzzler for officials, but guess it comes down to which country he thinks he has flown into .... All...

SCI-FI ROMANCE     >     A strange phone dials up the number of a mysterious lady. Romance? Little else will do ... All parts played (badly) by the infamous Arbuthnot

HORROR     >     A therapist has developed his own method to rid patients of negative thoughts. The only problem is what to do with them once captured ... All parts played (badly) by the infamous Arbuthnot

COMEDY CRIME     >     House clearance brings out the kid in all of us - so many treasurers to be discovered. But what would happen if you cleared out the wrong house .... All parts played (badly) by the infamous Arbuthnot

HORROR     >     A message has been left on your son's bed. It has one word - 'KIDNAP'.  Is it a threat written by a blackmailer? Best to ask his Dad, but he is nowhere to be found ... All parts played (badly) by the infamous Arbuthnot

COMEDY     >     There is something important you are trying to remember. REALLY important. But you are stuck at Tansure Station where trains only go to Tansure! Maybe a gorilla can help you escape .... All parts played (badly) by the infamous Arbuthnot

HORROR     >     A girl's voice carried on the wind. But from where has the wind blown and what is the voice saying? All parts played (badly) by the infamous Arbuthnot

POLICE DRAMA     >     The country's most expensive jewellery store has an alarm problem. Time for a police stake-out - and yet, not all is as it seems ... All parts played (badly) by the infamous Arbuthnot

GHOST STORY     >  An old man dies and his old clock stops. So, who now sits on the stairs listening to the timeless tick of a grandfather clock? (Based around the famous 'Antigonish' poem and yet, all parts still played (badly) by the infamous Arbuthnot.

SCI-FI     >     There is something very odd in the town's square. An old monument, but no-one knows why it is there - and, yet - it could herald the end of civilisation as we know it .... All parts played (badly) by the infamous Arbuthnot

COMEDY     >     Life is what happens to you while you’re making other plans. And with a friend like Arbuthnot there is no idea where your path through life will take you. Expect the unexpected .... All parts played (badly) by the infamous Arbuthnot

INNOVATION     >     The trouble with having an open mind, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it. People like Arbuthnot. So, whose thoughts will you be thinking today? All parts played (badly) by a very deaf Arbuthnot

HORROR     >     You are being followed. But no worry - it is your shadow and we all have one. Except your shadow is not your silhouette. What would you do ... All parts, including that of the shadow, played (badly) by the infamous Arbuthnot

A STORY TO LIFT THE SOUL    >    In this small village lives a man with a big heart. He carries something in his leather bag which makes children dance with joy and the oldies make oodles of money.  All parts played (badly) by the infamous Arbuthnot

FANTASY     >     You wake up with a rabbit on your bed. It is staring at you. Worse still, it knows you are lying ... All parts played (badly) by the infamous Arbuthnot

FANTASY     >     If you had a unique gift you would want to use it. But suppose this mystical talent had no obvious benefit to anyone ... All parts played (badly) by the infamous Arbuthnot

SHAGGY DOG STORY     >     A sedate old couple in retirement. The light in the night is nothing to worry about, unless you start thinking about those flashes. Best not to .... All parts played (badly) by the infamous Arbuthnot