The Wrong Box

A quirky legacy of a 19th‑century tontine drifts into the present, binding together two very different brothers. The younger, Joseph, remains a restless, eccentric figure who prefers wandering the streets and delivering unsolicited lectures, while his older sibling Masterman epitomises respectable, orderly Victorian propriety. Their shared inheritance—a small but wealthy pool of money that only the last survivor can claim—sets the stage for a light‑hearted yet sharply observed portrait of family, ageing, and the oddities of a scheme that promises nothing but a fleeting windfall.

As the brothers navigate their twilight years under the roof of Michael, a solicitor son, the narrative unfolds with witty commentary on the absurdities of their past decisions and the lingering pull of a promise that may never materialize. Listeners will be drawn into the charmingly eccentric world of the Finsbury family, where humor and a touch of melancholy coexist, inviting reflection on how the past can linger long after the original participants have faded.