Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Desk by Andrew Readman | 20111018 | Davis Finch is a hack TV writer with aspirations to write a novel.
In order to be a real writer he feels he needs a proper desk. The one he buys changes his life.
He becomes a success - but at what price?
Stars Graeme Hawley
The first in a series of three chilling plays.
Written by Andrew Readman.
Finch ....... Graeme Hawley
Director: Gary Brown
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2011.
Aspiring novelist Davis Finch acquires a desk which wins him success. Three plays that explore the darker side of life | |
| 01 | The Desk by Andrew Readman | 20111018 | 20140526 (R4) | Davis Finch is a hack TV writer with aspirations to write a novel.
In order to be a real writer he feels he needs a proper desk. The one he buys changes his life.
He becomes a success - but at what price?
Stars Graeme Hawley
The first in a series of three chilling plays.
Written by Andrew Readman.
Finch ....... Graeme Hawley
Director: Gary Brown
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2011.
Aspiring novelist Davis Finch acquires a desk which wins him success. Three plays that explore the darker side of life |
| 02 | Something in the Water by Paul Cornell | 20111019 | When crusading scientist and committed atheist James Woolmer is sacked from his job as a columnist, he decides to up sticks and move his family to the country to get away from it all.
What he finds is a village gripped by hysteria and fear and a lucrative tourist industry surrounding Standlake's resident lake monster, Lachey.
Despite the weird skin abrasions and the rumbling in the pipes James is utterly sceptical, until he sees something in the water.
Stars James Nickerson.
Series of three chilling plays.
Written by Paul Cornell.
James ....... James Nickerson
Director: Nadia Molinari
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2011.
Sceptical scientist James moves to Standlake, famous for its lake monster. Horror story. Three plays that explore the darker side of life | |
| 02 | Something in the Water by Paul Cornell | 20111019 | 20140527 (R4) | When crusading scientist and committed atheist James Woolmer is sacked from his job as a columnist, he decides to up sticks and move his family to the country to get away from it all.
What he finds is a village gripped by hysteria and fear and a lucrative tourist industry surrounding Standlake's resident lake monster, Lachey.
Despite the weird skin abrasions and the rumbling in the pipes James is utterly sceptical, until he sees something in the water.
Stars James Nickerson.
Series of three chilling plays.
Written by Paul Cornell.
James ....... James Nickerson
Director: Nadia Molinari
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2011.
Sceptical scientist James moves to Standlake, famous for its lake monster. Horror story. Three plays that explore the darker side of life |
| 03 | The Dying Wish by Rosemary Kay | 20111020 | Fran and her partner Abe are befriended by a lonely old woman, Joy, who lives in the flat above.
Joy persuades them to perform an ancient ritual after she's died. They unwittingly agree without realising the terrifying consequences of their action.
A quest for eternal life and the living dead permeate this chilling tale of horror.
Starring Sarah Smart.
Series of three chilling plays.
Written by Rosemary Kay.
Fran ..... Sarah Smart
Director: Pauline Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2011.
Fran and Abe agree to perform an ancient ritual for a lonely old woman. Three plays that explore the darker side of life | |
| 03 | The Dying Wish by Rosemary Kay | 20111020 | 20140528 (R4) | Fran and her partner Abe are befriended by a lonely old woman, Joy, who lives in the flat above.
Joy persuades them to perform an ancient ritual after she's died. They unwittingly agree without realising the terrifying consequences of their action.
A quest for eternal life and the living dead permeate this chilling tale of horror.
Starring Sarah Smart.
Series of three chilling plays.
Written by Rosemary Kay.
Fran ..... Sarah Smart
Director: Pauline Harris
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2011.
Fran and Abe agree to perform an ancient ritual for a lonely old woman. Three plays that explore the darker side of life |