Belles and Ringers

At Todborough Grange, a sprawling but haphazardly built manor perched in a valley, the Bloxam family carries on a legacy of stubborn pride and gentle obliviousness. Cedric Bloxam, a once‑proud Justice of the Peace turned reluctant politician, finds his life steered by his formidable wife, Lady Mary, whose ambitions for her daughters drive every conversation. Their home, surrounded by tangled rhododendrons and ancient woods, is as much a character as the people who inhabit it, hinting at the tangled social webs soon to unfold.

When the family gathers for Easter, the air fills with witty repartee and subtle scheming. Lady Mary, perched in the morning‑room’s oriel window, chats animatedly with her confidant, the dashing Mr. Pansey Cottrell, while the younger Blanche watches the world of courtship and ambition swirl around her. Listeners are invited into this charmingly crooked slice of English country life, where affection, aspiration, and a dash of comic mischief collide.