Mockery Manor
Summer, 1989, somewhere in deepest darkest England. Mockery Manor is a theme park where people disappear, and it's up to a pair of chaotic teenage twins to catch a killer. British Podcast Awards 'Best Fiction' Nominee 2020. If you like Hot Fuzz, The White Lotus and Scream, then Mockery Manor is for you. Mockery Manor is a full-cast production best enjoyed using headphones.
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April 23, 2024 • 30 mins
Hey everyone, Laurence here, and we've got another recommendation for you!
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April 16, 2024 • 27 mins
Another recommend from us! Today, we're bringing you World Gone Wrong, a fictional chat show about friendship at the end of the world.
Malik and Jamie were roommates when the world ended. Now separated by half the country, literal acid rain, werewolves, aliens, and more, they start a chat podcast to stay in touch and work through the increasing uncertainty of their new apocalyptic reality.
Each week, Malik & Jamie will tackle topic...
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March 26, 2024 • 40 mins
We're delighted to be bringing you one of our long-time favourite audio dramas - the wild and wonderful science-fantasy-western Midst.
But before that, we sat down with the show's three mysterious creators Xen, Sara and Matt, to have a good old chat about the making of both Midst and Mockery Manor! We've been fans of each others' shows from their very beginnings, and it was such a pleasure to finally meet them.
A little about Midst...
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January 31, 2024 • 30 mins
Today we are bringing you another great show from the Fable & Folly Network - it's our pleasure to introduce The Land Whale Murders.
The Land Whale Murders is set in an alternate 1899, where a pair of bumbling scientists turned private detectives, are hot on the trail of a sticky mystery involving a nefarious candy corporation among the political intrigue of New York City.
That's quite a lot to take in in one sentence, so we sugges...
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December 15, 2023 • 2 mins
We're delighted to present The Matty Tapes, a bonus Mockery Manor miniseries!
This miniseries won't appear on the main podcast feed until December 2024.
Until then, The Matty Tapes are available for £3.99 from our Ko-fi Shop.
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December 1, 2023 • 40 mins
Season's greetings! And welcome to 'A Midwinter Night's Dream', a Mockery Christmas Special! This one-off drama occurs between seasons 2 and 3, in the winter of 1994.
We made A Midwinter Night's Dream back in 2022, and released it that Christmas for our Ko-Fi patrons, and as a one-off purchase for anyone else. This year we're excited to make it available for you all to enjoy for free.
We're following the same release format for t...
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November 28, 2023 • 45 mins
Buy the Mockery Manor S3 soundtrack album and exclusive art print here!
Kiss My Zeitgeist (the culture programme that covers Mockery Manor and no other aspects of culture) is BACK!
Lindsay and Laurence sit down to discuss the S3 soundtrack and writing process.
What are the hidden meanings behind Clayton's songs? Why are bass guitars such a cool instrument for scoring? Which 19th Century American poet unknowingly contributed to Mock...
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November 24, 2023 • 28 mins
Hey listeners, Laurence here! We hope you enjoyed the Mockery S3 finale and we'll have more surprises for you very soon.
In the meantime, we'd like to introduce another Fable and Folly show that we really love - Dirt: An Audio Drama.
Dirt is set in modern day Washington state, and it follows Joseph Elo, a Seattle-based tech celebrity who one day receives a mysterious letter in the mail from his grandfather—who died 30 years ago.The...
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November 17, 2023 • 36 mins
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"Means. Motive. Opportunity. Evidence"
It's the last episode of S3! Strap in!
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Written by Lindsay Sharman
Directed by Lindsay Sharman and Laurence Owen
Music, sound design and editing by Laurence Owen
featuring Hayley Evenett as Bette and JJ, Laurence Owen as Parker, Jenkins, and additional voices, John Henry Falle as Fenwick, Christina ...
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October 26, 2023 • 32 mins
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Previously on Mockery Manor: Bette sent each of the suspects a letter and brought them all to the parlour of the Four Spurs Saloon for a Poirot-style showdown. Sure enough, the currently-comatose Bobby is revealed as the man behind Clayton's many illegitimate kids. Twenty-some years ago, Bobby sold Clay's sperm without the country star's knowle...
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October 5, 2023 • 32 mins
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Previously on Mockery Manor: Time is running out as the evidence against JJ mounts. JJ, Bette and Parker gather in the parlour at the Four Spurs Saloon to try and figure out whodunnit. JJ is alarmed to hear someone has been in her room and stolen the letter from Mrs Wainscoat that lured her to the mine train on the night of the murder. Parker t...
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September 25, 2023 • 9 mins
Join Paul in his local radio slot for some listener theories as to who killed Clayton Woodrow, and hear Clay's hymnal love song from 1959, Winds Of Heaven.
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Written and directed by Lindsay Sharman.
Winds Of Heaven written and produced by Laurence Owen, performed by Laurence Owen.
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September 18, 2023 • 27 mins
CW: This episode contains references to addiction.
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Previously on Mockery Manor: With JJ in police custody, Bette knows the clock is ticking to clear her name. Magenta reveals that George moved the date of the Clayton concert to a night with no moon. And finally, over a fine whiskey, Harry and Bobby D lock horns - and Bobby collapses.
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August 23, 2023 • 29 mins
CW: This episode contains a character speaking insensitively about another character's cultural heritage.
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Previously on Mockery Manor: George patches up JJ after she catches a punch from Graham's widow. Bette and Fenwick fail to track down Rick the security guard. Bobby threatens to expose Kirsteen's affair with someone called 'Jacob', and Kirsteen threatens to expose something about Bobby. Finally, Parker tell...
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August 8, 2023 • 9 mins
Join Paul in his local radio slot for a quick interview with local creep, Walter Fleggburgh, and hear Clayton Woodrow III's 1974 hit, Four Spurs.
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Written and directed by Lindsay Sharman.
Four Spurs written and produced by Laurence Owen, performed by Laurence Owen.
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July 31, 2023 • 29 mins
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Previously on Mockery Manor: Anna Lou reveals that she and Bobby argued the night of Clay's murder. For reasons unknown, JJ visits the widow of Graham (her murdered lover). And Parker and Walter's exploration of the gardener's cottage ends in horror.
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Written by Lindsay Sharman
Directed by Lindsay Sharman and Laurence Owen
Music, sound design and editing by Laurence Owen
featuring Hayley Evenett as JJ an...
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July 13, 2023 • 27 mins
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Previously on Mockery Manor: Bette and Fenwick reluctantly join forces to crack the case, and discover a hypodermic needle on the Four Spurs mine train tracks. And Harry shows Bette the CCTV from the night of the murder, revealing a mysterious hooded figure entering the mine train not long before the lights went out.
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June 30, 2023 • 31 mins
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Previously on Mockery Manor: Ex detective Fenwick butts head with police when it emerges that they're likely to rule Clayton's death an accident. Meanwhile, Kirsteen also believes foul play and hires Bette to investigate. Bette and Fenwick clash when they bump into each other in Clayton's bedroom, but are interrupted by a mysterious somebody who enters the room and removes an equally mysterious object. That nig...
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June 20, 2023 • 4 mins
Join Paul in his local radio slot as he goes all the way back to 1952, with the first single from Clayton Woodrow III and his first wife Tammy Jewel - Cactus Lovers
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Written and directed by Lindsay Sharman.
Cactus Lovers written and produced by Laurence Owen, performed by Laurence Owen and Christina Bianco.
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June 13, 2023 • 31 mins
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Previously on Mockery Manor: Parker asks JJ about a mysterious letter she recently received, local reporter and DJ Paul confronts Bette about her sister's promotion to manager, and finally... country star Clayton Woodrow performs a new song at the big opening concert... and disaster strikes.
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Written by Lindsay Sharman
Directed by Lindsay Sharman and Laurence Owen
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