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| Other names | Elvenquest Elven Quest Elven's Quest (working title) |
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| Genre | Comic fantasy |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | BBC Radio 4 |
| Starring | Stephen Mangan Alistair McGowan Darren Boyd Kevin Eldon Sophie Winkleman Dave Lamb Chris Pavlo |
| Written by | Anil Gupta Richard Pinto |
| Produced by | Anil Gupta Paul Schlesinger |
| Original release | 29 March 2009 – 2013 |
| No. of series | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Website | BBC website |
ElvenQuest is a comic fantasy broadcast on BBC Radio 4 by Anil Gupta and Richard Pinto, and starring Stephen Mangan, Alistair McGowan, Darren Boyd, Kevin Eldon, Sophie Winkleman and Dave Lamb.[1] The series takes place in the world of Lower Earth, a parody of Middle-earth from The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien. In Lower Earth, a band of warriors go forth to search for a mythical sword to save Lower Earth from the evil Lord Darkness (played by McGowan). In order to do so, they must find "The Chosen One" who will save Lower Earth. The Chosen One is Amis, a dog in the real world which belongs to a fantasy novelist called Sam Porter (played by Mangan).[2] The first series was broadcast from 29 March to 3 May 2009 and the second from 18 November to 23 December 2010. The third series was broadcast from 17 October to 21 November 2011. The fourth series was broadcast from 12 February to 19 March 2013.
- ^ Wolf, Ian. "ElvenQuest – Production Details, Plus Regular Cast and Crew". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 29 April 2009.
- ^ Wolf, Ian. "ElvenQuest". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 29 April 2009.