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Videos
Here’s the second episode of Bangmouth Village, the soap opera written by, devised by and originally thought about by Christopher Bliss – and he’s also the main actor as well.
One day out of prison and it’s raunch o'clock for Billy Bangmouth, who also causes absolute bloody mayhem at the village shop.
Also, Gemima buys a dress for her body, some thugs eat some drugs and Michael gets the SHOCK of his ruddy life. It really is action packed…
Bangmouth Village episode two
From Christopher Bliss
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