
Wooden Overcoats
Award Winning Sitcom || Rudyard Funn and his equally miserable sister Antigone run their family’s failing funeral parlour, where they get the body in the coffin in the ground on time. But one day they find everyone enjoying themselves at the funerals of a new competitor – the impossibly perfect Eric Chapman! With their dogsbody Georgie, and a mouse called Madeleine, the Funns are taking drastic steps to stay in business…
Episodes (51)

Wooden Overcoats Live at the London Podcast Festival
Our tenth anniversary special will be available to stream anywhere in the world. https://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on/comedy/wooden-overcoats-online-streaming/
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Rudyard Ruins Everything
On 7 September 2025, Wooden Overcoats will celebrate ten years of getting the body in the coffin in the ground ontime with a never before heard lost episode - Rudyard Ruins Everything!
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Season 4 Episode 10: A Funn Farewell
It’s the end – but has the moment been prepared for?
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Season 4 Episode 9: The Last Nail in the Coffin
Eric is unable to fulfil his next funeral. That means there's only one option left open to him…
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Season 4 Episode 8: Once Upon a Long Time Ago
Typical. You wait years for a clue to Eric’s mysterious past and then two turn up at once.
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Season 4 Episode 7: In the Buff
When Antigone volunteers for a charity calendar, she doesn’t quite realise what it involves.
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Season 4 Episode 6: Radio Drama
Georgie’s relationship with Jennifer is put to the test when Funn Funerals is surrounded by an angry mob.
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Season 4 Episode 5: Dead Man's Chest
Rudyard’s in charge of an historically themed parade, with a yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum.
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Season 4 Episode 4: A Match Made in Piffling
Could there really be romance between Antigone and... Dr Edgware?
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Season 4 Episode 3: The Big Cheese
Madeleine saves Eric’s life and becomes a local hero, but Rudyard isn’t too pleased.
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Season 4 Episode 2: Old School Funn
A return to their old school sends Rudyard and Antigone on a trip down memory lane.
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Season 4 Episode 1: The Body Snatchers
It’s the dead of night and the Funns are in the cemetery – because Eric needs their help!
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Trailer: Rudyard Ruins Hallowe'en
Three terrifying tales of terror! The restless dead walk the streets of Piffling Vale, and only one man can possibly ignore them... Rudyard Ruins Hallowe'en is available to buy as part of our The...

The Wooden Overcoats 5th Birthday Party
Wooden Overcoats launched its first episode on 24 September 2015. To celebrate five years, the team came together over a video chat to talk about the show. A massive thank you to everyone who sent in...

Wooden Overcoats: The Trouble With Rudyard
Rudyard falls into a tricky situation.
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Funn Fragments: The Smart Coffin
The future is here. Join us at King's Place in King's Cross on Saturday 30 November for Wooden Overcoats LIVE at London Podcast Festival Presents... Audio Drama.
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Funn Fragments: Graveyard Shift
Georgie lends a hand. We have ten days left on our Indiegogo campaign. Back Season Four before 15 November 2019 to ensure you get a copy of Rudyard Ruins Hallowe'en.
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Funn Fragments: Rolo
Eric finds a canine companion. Make sure you get a copy of the backers-only holiday special: Rudyard Ruins Hallowe'en by going to https://igg.me/at/woodenovercoats
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Funn Fragments: Autumn Cleaning
Antigone struggles to let go. We are raising money for the last season of Wooden Overcoats. Search "Wooden Overcoats Indiegogo" to help us finish the story.
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Funn Fragments: Eric's Pal
A heavy soul unburdened. Wooden Overcoats is fundraising for Season Four! Find the link to our Indiegogo campaign on our website or social media and help us finish the story.
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TRAILER: The Season 3 Summer Special
The Season 3 Summer Special is now available to buy on our website at woodenovercoats.com/shop for whatever you think it's worth. (Choose The Specials from the product list).
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Season 3 Episode 8: Putting the Funn in Funerals
Against the backdrop of a village in celebration, a private tragedy forces Georgie to make an important decision.
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Season 3 Episode 7: The Sunshine Treatment
Dr Edgware needs a holiday and Eric seems the perfect choice to take some patients off his hands.
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Season 3 Episode 6: Tinker Tailor Undertaker
There is a thief on the village council! Agatha Doyle and Rudyard are on the case.
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Season 3 Episode 5: Antigone in the Spotlight
A dead playwright’s final production brings Antigone into conflict once again with the Ringmistress, Marlene Magdalena.
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Season 3 Episode 4: The Race for Piffling
When Eric runs for office in the Mayoral elections, Georgie is determined to ensure his defeat.
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Season 3 Episode 3: Rudyard Takes a Hike
A funeral goes wrong when Rudyard gets lost in the woods with a troop of Scouts and a dead body.
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Season 3 Episode 2: Altar Ego
Antigone agrees to help the Reverend write a raunchy novel, so long as nobody else finds out about it…
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Season 3 Episode 1: The Loneliness of the Short-Tempered Rudyard
Rudyard is delighted when Lady Templar books a funeral with him - but Eric won't let it happen without a fight.
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Funn Fragments: The Full Works
Rudyard faces construction disruption. || Back our Season 3 Kickstarter until 30 September 2017 and help us return to Piffling.
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Funn Fragments: Practical Magic
Georgie is entirely spellbound. || Back our Season 3 Kickstarter until 30 September 2017 and help us return to Piffling.
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Funn Fragments: The Social Rudyard
Rudyard joins the 21st century. || Back our Season 3 Kickstarter until 30 September 2017 and help us return to Piffling.
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Funn Fragments: At Home in the Dark
Where were you when the lights went out? || Back our Season 3 Kickstarter until 30 September 2017 and help us return to Piffling.
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Funn Fragments: Antigone Antagonized
A mortician's medical records are examined. || Back our Season 3 Kickstarter until 30 September 2017 and help us return to Piffling.
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TRAILER: Rudyard Ruins Christmas
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Season 2 Episode 8: There Ought to be Clowns
The future of Funn Funerals hangs in the balance as Antigone faces the biggest challenge of her life. || Find Wooden Overcoats on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Tumblr, or e-mail us on...

Season 2 Episode 7: Undertakers Underground
Tensions are running high when Antigone and Eric find themselves trapped down a mineshaft together, all alone and in the dark. || Find Wooden Overcoats on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Tumblr, or...

Season 2 Episode 6: Rudyard Makes a Friend
Rudyard at last finds somebody who hates Eric as much as he does. || Find Wooden Overcoats on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Tumblr, or e-mail us on hello@woodenovercoats.com.
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Season 2 Episode 5: Flip Flap Flop
When Funn Funerals hosts an undertakers’ convention, Rudyard is called upon to provide the keynote address. || Find Wooden Overcoats on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Tumblr, or e-mail us on...

Season 2 Episode 4: The Sweet, Sweet Taste of Death
Antigone is going to design her own chocolates – but is Piffling Vale ready for them? || Find Wooden Overcoats on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Tumblr, or e-mail us on...

Season 2 Episode 3: Take a Letter, Miss Crusoe!
Georgie quits the funeral business for a job elsewhere and Rudyard has no idea how to win her back. || Find Wooden Overcoats on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Tumblr, or e-mail us on...

Season 2 Episode 2: A Funeral House Divided
Antigone and Rudyard lock horns when they devise entirely different plans for defeating Eric Chapman. Guest starring Hugh Fraser. || Find Wooden Overcoats on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Tumblr,...

Season 2 Episode 1: The Ghost of Piffling Vale
To steal a client away from Eric Chapman, Rudyard must obey a very spooky request. Guest starring Caroline Quentin. || Find Wooden Overcoats on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Tumblr, or e-mail us on...

Piffling Lives: Island of Passion
by Veronica Night. Read by Prof. Virgil Sodbury. || Become a Piffling islander! Find Wooden Overcoats on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and Instagram to see what other listeners are saying, and let us know...

Piffling Lives: Sid / Desmond
An epic battle for the truth. || Become a Piffling islander! Find Wooden Overcoats on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and Instagram to see what other listeners are saying, and let us know you think. Or...

Piffling Lives: The Casebook of Dr Edgware
Henry Edgware runs a general practice on the island of Piffling. He used to be the only one. He is still the only one. || Become a Piffling islander! Find Wooden Overcoats on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr...

Piffling Lives: Agatha Doyle and the Honeytrap
Agatha Doyle is in the hives and on the case. || Become a Piffling islander! Find Wooden Overcoats on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and Instagram to see what other listeners are saying, and let us know...

Piffling Lives: Random Mouse
An insightful look into the working practices of the Random Mouse Publishing House. || Become a Piffling islander! Find Wooden Overcoats on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and Instagram to see what other...

Season 1 Episode 8 - The Trial of Rudyard
Rudyard stands accused of a dastardly crime and only Antigone can discover the truth. || Become a Piffling islander! Find Wooden Overcoats on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and Instagram to see what other...

Season 1 Episode 7 - The Cliffhanger
Whilst Antigone vows to leave Piffling forever, Rudyard's wildest scheme to besmirch Eric Chapman goes horrendously wrong. || Become a Piffling islander! Find Wooden Overcoats on Twitter, Facebook,...

Season 1 Episode 6 - Georgina and the Waves
A drunken lighthouse keeper pits Rudyard and Eric against each other in the strangest contest of their lives. || Become a Piffling islander! Find Wooden Overcoats on Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr and...
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Wooden Overcoats Ltd
Language
en
Categories
Fiction, Comedy Fiction, Comedy