Episode 2
Springleaf
Mighty Bunny Ltd
4.5 • 703 Ratings
🗓️ 28 November 2023
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Studio guest Romesh Ranganathan attempts to get a grip on exactly what the podcast is, Sita bags Serpico his first acting role and Pat's crowd-work skills are tested to their limit when Donna encourages Lawrence and Huey to try out their new heist personas in public…
A true(ish) crime podcast, which sees undercover cop Pat Springleaf (James Acaster) share police wire recordings from the biggest case of his career: working to infiltrate and bring to justice the notorious SW6 gang, led by the villainous Lawrence.
Back in 2013, ex-conman-turned-undercover-cop Pat was in the middle of a career-defining undercover 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 play clips to studio guests as they unpack the criminal hijinks that launched the career of the man now reasonably widely-known as James Acaster.
Featuring:
Chloe Petts - Nance
Domhnall Gleeson - Lawrence
Evelyn Mok - herself
Jack De'ath - Compere
Jason Forbes - Comedy Fan
Kath Hughes - Detective Adams
Kemah Bob - Donna
Mark Silcox - himself
Nathaniel Metcalfe - Huey
Nish Kumar - himself
Pat Cahill - Reg
Phil Wang - Detective Clarke Burbridge
Sharon D Clarke - Police Chief Angela
Sindhu Vee - Sita
with studio guest Romesh Ranganathan
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
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Greetings, Listener, and welcome to the listener, and leaf, the only podcast where an undercover |
| 0:20.0 | recordings with the public. I'm your host, Pat Springleaf, and in podcast where an undercover cop shares his wire recordings with the public. |
| 0:22.1 | I'm your host, Pat Springleaf, and in this instalment, I'm joined by the comedian I look up to |
| 0:26.6 | most in all of comedy. Romish Ranganafen. Welcome, Ramesh. |
| 0:31.4 | Yeah, thank you, Pat. It still feels weird calling you that. Pat Springleaf. |
| 0:37.2 | Call me whatever you like, Rommis. |
| 0:38.4 | You're a master of your craft, |
| 0:39.6 | and it's an honour to have you on this podcast. |
| 0:41.6 | Stop kissing up to him. |
| 0:43.2 | I can't really say if it's an act or not. |
| 0:45.5 | I mean, I'm assuming it's a joke, |
| 0:47.0 | but your commitment is insane. |
| 0:49.3 | Well, what I'm committed to |
| 0:50.7 | is literally being an undercover cop, Romish. It's actually the comedian persona |
| 0:55.2 | that's fake. You can say that again? |
| 0:58.6 | Adams, please don't make Romish laugh at my expense. Romish, did you know he got fired from the cop job |
| 1:04.7 | at all? It's like proper out on his ass. Well, that makes two of us, doesn't it? |
| 1:10.2 | Fuck you. Now, in this episode, us, doesn't it? Fuck you. |
| 1:12.3 | Now, in this episode, we're going to hear a lot about my process as a stand-up comedian |
| 1:15.8 | and the choices I make on stage. |
| 1:17.9 | I was wondering, Ramesh, if you wouldn't mind giving your thoughts and insights on such |
| 1:21.4 | things as the episode progresses. |
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