Episodes
| Series | Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01 | Rod | 20120213 | by Roy Williams. 1/3 The story of Rod, a Premier League footballer accused of rape, who discovers his skill, wealth and fame make no odds in a police station. Cast DS Max Matthews ..... Kenneth Cranham DC Sean Armitage ..... Alex Lanipekun Rod Tyler ..... Joe Sims Helen Cottol ..... Katie Angelou Mother ..... Tracy Wiles Directed by Jessica Dromgoole Notes The Interrogation, running Wednesday to Friday this week, comprises three hard-hitting contemporary crime stories that probe some of today's most complex moral issues. Roy Williams is an award-winning English playwright, and is considered one of the most astute and talented chroniclers of his time. Williams has many awards including the George Devine Award for Lift Off, the 2001 Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright for his play Clubland, the 2002 BAFTA for Best Schools Drama for Offside and 2004 South Bank Show Arts Council Decibel Award. His most recent play Sucker Punch was nominated for the Evening Standard Award for Best New Play and the Olivier Award for Best New Play 2011, and is currently playing in Washington DC. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours. Premier League footballer Rod finds that wealth and fame make no odds in a police station. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. | |
| 01 | 01 | Rod | 20161019 | by Roy Williams.
1/3 The story of Rod, a Premier League footballer accused of rape, who discovers his skill, wealth and fame make no odds in a police station.
Cast
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole
Notes
The Interrogation, running Wednesday to Friday this week, comprises three hard-hitting contemporary crime stories that probe some of today's most complex moral issues.
Roy Williams is an award-winning English playwright, and is considered one of the most astute and talented chroniclers of his time. Williams has many awards including the George Devine Award for Lift Off, the 2001 Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright for his play Clubland, the 2002 BAFTA for Best Schools Drama for Offside and 2004 South Bank Show Arts Council Decibel Award. His most recent play Sucker Punch was nominated for the Evening Standard Award for Best New Play and the Olivier Award for Best New Play 2011, and is currently playing in Washington DC. He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.
Premier League footballer Rod finds that wealth and fame make no odds in a police station. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. | |
| 01 | 02 | Jermaine | 20120214 | Jermaine, a ruthless and amoral gang member, is disturbingly keen to confess to police. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. | |
| 01 | 02 | Jermaine | 20161020 | Jermaine, a ruthless and amoral gang member, is disturbingly keen to confess to police. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. | |
| 01 | 03 | Sarah | 20120215 | by Roy Williams, with Kenneth Cranham & Alex Lanipekun. 3/3 The story of Sarah, married into a racist family, who has been holding out against their influence for years. Long Desc by Roy Williams. Cast DS Max Matthews ..... Kenneth Cranham DC Sean Armitage ..... Alex Lanipekun Sarah ..... Claire Louise Cordwell Danny ..... Carl Prekopp Directed by Jessica Dromgoole. Married into a racist family, Sarah has been holding out against their influence for years Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. | |
| 01 | 03 | Sarah | 20161021 | by Roy Williams, with Kenneth Cranham & Alex Lanipekun. 3/3 The story of Sarah, married into a racist family, who has been holding out against their influence for years.
Long Desc
3/3 The story of Sarah, married into a racist family, who has been holding out against their influence for years.
Cast
DS Max Matthews ..... Kenneth Cranham
Directed by Jessica Dromgoole.
Married into a racist family, Sarah has been holding out against their influence for years Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. | |
| 02 | 01 | Marc | 20130429 | 20170823 (R4) | by Roy Williams
1/3 The Story of Marc. DS Max Mathews returns from bereavement leave to rejoin DC Sean Armitage doing what they do best. An ex-colleague, Marc, is suspected of domestic violence, but while Sean is maybe too close to the case, Max has an uncanny insight into the crime.
Music by David Pickvance
This is another chance to hear the second series of Roy Williams' hard hitting dramas of modern crime. Critical acclaim for the first series included this, in the Spectator...
He writes about the stuff you'd rather not know, prefer not to think about, pretend to ignore. But it lives on with you in the mind. It won't let you go. By his words, the sharp, brittle, spot-on dialogue, he forces you to recognise the limitations of your experience, your understanding. It's not the story outline that matters, but the characterisation, the way the people speak, the language they use. Each of the characters is so clearly differentiated you know exactly what they look like without a detail being given to us. Through the conversation, the interaction, we gather in the back story, we get the gist. There are no easy answers. It's life, messy life, the life we'd rather not think about as we listen to the radio, doing the ironing, making marmalade, cocooned mostly from the nasty, brutish world dealt with by others on our behalf.
Kate Chisholm.
Max and Sean investigate the case of an ex-colleague suspected of domestic violence. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues.
by Roy Williams
1/3 The Story of Marc. DS Max Mathews returns from bereavement leave to rejoin DC Sean Armitage doing what they do best. An ex-colleague, Marc, is suspected of domestic violence, but while Sean is maybe too close to the case, Max has an uncanny insight into the crime.
Music by David Pickvance
This is another chance to hear the second series of Roy Williams' hard hitting dramas of modern crime. Critical acclaim for the first series included this, in the Spectator...
He writes about the stuff you'd rather not know, prefer not to think about, pretend to ignore. But it lives on with you in the mind. It won't let you go. By his words, the sharp, brittle, spot-on dialogue, he forces you to recognise the limitations of your experience, your understanding. It's not the story outline that matters, but the characterisation, the way the people speak, the language they use. Each of the characters is so clearly differentiated you know exactly what they look like without a detail being given to us. Through the conversation, the interaction, we gather in the back story, we get the gist. There are no easy answers. It's life, messy life, the life we'd rather not think about as we listen to the radio, doing the ironing, making marmalade, cocooned mostly from the nasty, brutish world dealt with by others on our behalf.
Kate Chisholm.
Max and Sean investigate the case of an ex-colleague suspected of domestic violence. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. |
| 02 | 02 | Grace | 20130506 | An ambitious woman has struggled to rise from her past, until only one thing stands in her Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. | |
| 02 | 02 | Grace | 20130506 | 20170830 (R4) | An ambitious woman has struggled to rise from her past, until only one thing stands in her Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. |
| 02 | 03 | Simon | 20130513 | What looks like a horrific mugging, when investigated, reveals a strange love story. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. | |
| 02 | 03 | Simon | 20130513 | 20170906 (R4) | What looks like a horrific mugging, when investigated, reveals a strange love story. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. |
| 03 | 01 | Colin | 20140417 | 20171113 (R4) | by Roy Williams, with Kenneth Cranham and Alex Lanipekun. The story of Colin. Colin's wife and daughter have been brutally attacked in their home, but no-one seems to have broken in. When the truth finally comes out, even Max is taken aback. Directed by Mary Peate Original music by David Pickvance. Colin's wife and daughter were brutally attacked in their home, but no-one has broken in. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. |
| 03 | 02 | Jonny | 20140424 | When the defendant in a rape case is found innocent, Max just cannot seem to let it go. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. | |
| 03 | 02 | Jonny | 20140424 | 20171114 (R4) | When the defendant in a rape case is found innocent, Max just cannot seem to let it go. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. |
| 03 | 03 | Kellie | 20140501 | Sean agrees to a drink with an old friend. Little does he know what he's getting into. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. | |
| 03 | 03 | Kellie | 20140501 | 20171115 (R4) | Sean agrees to a drink with an old friend. Little does he know what he's getting into. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. |
| 04 | 01 | Tom | 20150902 | D.C.I. Max Matthews and D.S. Sean Armitage are from different generations and different worlds but together they make an excellent team. It's Sean's first day back at work since he was seriously injured in the line of duty and both men are finding it hard to adjust. Today's interviewee is Tom, the son of a wealthy scrap metal merchant who is also an old colleague of Max's.
DCI Max Matthews ..... Kenneth Cranham
The detectives interview Tom, the son of a wealthy scrap metal merchant Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. | |
| 04 | 01 | Tom | 20150902 | 20200715 (R4) | D.C.I. Max Matthews and D.S. Sean Armitage are from different generations and different worlds but together they make an excellent team. It's Sean's first day back at work since he was seriously injured in the line of duty and both men are finding it hard to adjust. Today's interviewee is Tom, the son of a wealthy scrap metal merchant who is also an old colleague of Max's.
DCI Max Matthews ..... Kenneth Cranham
The detectives interview Tom, the son of a wealthy scrap metal merchant Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. |
| 04 | 02 | Riz | 20150909 | 20200716 (R4) | DCI Matthews and DS Armitage are getting back into the swim after Sean's return to work. An American movie actor living in London is burgled, but the details of the case don't seem to add up. Riz's story.
DCI Max Matthews ..... Kenneth Cranham
The detective team are bemused by a burglary at the home of an American movie actor. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues.
DCI Matthews and DS Armitage are getting back into the swim after Sean's return to work. An American movie actor living in London is burgled, but the details of the case don't seem to add up. Riz's story.
DCI Max Matthews ..... Kenneth Cranham
The detective team are bemused by a burglary at the home of an American movie actor. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. |
| 04 | 03 | PC Joanne Laverty | 20150916 | D.S. Armitage finds himself working with his old friend and colleague P.C. Joanne Laverty. But then he and Max have to interview her. Joanne's story.
DCI Max Matthews ..... Kenneth Cranham
D.S. Armitage is working with his old friend and colleague P.C. Joanne Laverty. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. | |
| 04 | 03 | PC Joanne Laverty | 20150916 | 20200717 (R4) | D.S. Armitage finds himself working with his old friend and colleague P.C. Joanne Laverty. But then he and Max have to interview her. Joanne's story.
DCI Max Matthews ..... Kenneth Cranham
D.S. Armitage is working with his old friend and colleague P.C. Joanne Laverty. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. |
| 05 | Beverley | 20170329 | 20190402 (R4) | by Roy Williams
Detective Inspector Max Matthews (Kenneth Cranham) and Detective Sergeant Sean Armitage (Alex Lanipekun) are back for a new series of contemporary crime dramas. Today the detective duo subject a woman who has reported her elderly father missing to their unique style of interrogation. Beverley's story.
Music ..... David Pickvance
The Interrogation, running Wednesday to Friday this week, comprises three hard-hitting contemporary crime stories that probe some of today's most complex moral issues.
Roy Williams is an award-winning English playwright who is considered one of the most astute and talented chroniclers of his time. Williams has many awards including the George Devine Award for Lift Off, the 2001 Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright for his play Clubland, the 2002 BAFTA for Best Schools Drama for Offside and 2004 South Bank Show Arts Council Decibel Award. Sucker Punch, produced by The Royal Court Theatre, was nominated for the Evening Standard Award for Best New Play and the Olivier Award for Best New Play 2011. Other stand-out theatre productions include FALLOUT (Royal Court Theatre) and SING YER HEART OUT FOR THE LADS (NT). Williams was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.
Praise for Williams' writing in the first series of The Interrogation:
He writes about the stuff you'd rather not know, prefer not to think about, pretend to ignore. But it lives on with you in the mind. It won't let you go. By his words, the sharp, brittle, spot-on dialogue, he forces you to recognise the limitations of your experience, your understanding. It's not the story outline that matters, but the characterisation, the way the people speak, the language they use. Each of the characters is so clearly differentiated you know exactly what they look like without a detail being given to us. Through the conversation, the interaction, we gather in the back story, we get the gist. There are no easy answers. It's life, messy life, the life we'd rather not think about as we listen to the radio, doing the ironing, making marmalade, cocooned mostly from the nasty, brutish world dealt with by others on our behalf.
Matthews and Armitage interrogate a woman who has reported her elderly father missing. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues.
by Roy Williams
Detective Inspector Max Matthews (Kenneth Cranham) and Detective Sergeant Sean Armitage (Alex Lanipekun) are back for a new series of contemporary crime dramas. Today the detective duo subject a woman who has reported her elderly father missing to their unique style of interrogation. Beverley's story.
Music ..... David Pickvance
The Interrogation, running Wednesday to Friday this week, comprises three hard-hitting contemporary crime stories that probe some of today's most complex moral issues.
Roy Williams is an award-winning English playwright who is considered one of the most astute and talented chroniclers of his time. Williams has many awards including the George Devine Award for Lift Off, the 2001 Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Playwright for his play Clubland, the 2002 BAFTA for Best Schools Drama for Offside and 2004 South Bank Show Arts Council Decibel Award. Sucker Punch, produced by The Royal Court Theatre, was nominated for the Evening Standard Award for Best New Play and the Olivier Award for Best New Play 2011. Other stand-out theatre productions include FALLOUT (Royal Court Theatre) and SING YER HEART OUT FOR THE LADS (NT). Williams was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.
Praise for Williams' writing in the first series of The Interrogation:
He writes about the stuff you'd rather not know, prefer not to think about, pretend to ignore. But it lives on with you in the mind. It won't let you go. By his words, the sharp, brittle, spot-on dialogue, he forces you to recognise the limitations of your experience, your understanding. It's not the story outline that matters, but the characterisation, the way the people speak, the language they use. Each of the characters is so clearly differentiated you know exactly what they look like without a detail being given to us. Through the conversation, the interaction, we gather in the back story, we get the gist. There are no easy answers. It's life, messy life, the life we'd rather not think about as we listen to the radio, doing the ironing, making marmalade, cocooned mostly from the nasty, brutish world dealt with by others on our behalf.
Matthews and Armitage interrogate a woman who has reported her elderly father missing. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. | |
| 05 | Micky | 20170330 | Roy Williams' contemporary detective series returns. D.I. Max Matthews (Kenneth Cranham) and D.S. Sean Armitage (Alex Lanipekun) subject their main suspects to their unique style of interrogation. Today, a young man who is well known to the police has an unusual complaint. Micky's story.
Music ..... David Pickvance
A young man who is well known to the police has an unusual complaint. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. | ||
| 05 | Micky | 20170330 | 20190403 (R4) | Roy Williams' contemporary detective series returns. D.I. Max Matthews (Kenneth Cranham) and D.S. Sean Armitage (Alex Lanipekun) subject their main suspects to their unique style of interrogation. Today, a young man who is well known to the police has an unusual complaint. Micky's story.
Music ..... David Pickvance
A young man who is well known to the police has an unusual complaint. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. | |
| 05 | Neil | 20170331 | New series of Roy Williams' contemporary crime drama. Detective Inspector Max Matthews (Kenneth Cranham) and Detective Sergeant Sean Armitage (Alex Lanipekun) subject the main suspects of major crimes to their unique style of interrogation. Today, Max has a hunch about someone who comes in to the police station to make a victim statement. Neil's story.
Music ..... David Pickvance
Max has a hunch about someone who comes in to the station to make a victim statement. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. | ||
| 05 | Neil | 20170331 | 20190404 (R4) | New series of Roy Williams' contemporary crime drama. Detective Inspector Max Matthews (Kenneth Cranham) and Detective Sergeant Sean Armitage (Alex Lanipekun) subject the main suspects of major crimes to their unique style of interrogation. Today, Max has a hunch about someone who comes in to the police station to make a victim statement. Neil's story.
Music ..... David Pickvance
Max has a hunch about someone who comes in to the station to make a victim statement. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. | |
| 06 | Heather | 20180606 | A man is brutally attacked in his own home, but the detective duo are at a loss to find anyone with a motive. Eventually, years of pent-up anger burst out.
Max ..... Kenneth Cranham
Directed by Mary Peate
The detective duo are at a loss to find a suspect in the case of a violent attack. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. | ||
| 06 | Heather | 20180606 | 20200227 (R4) | A man is brutally attacked in his own home, but the detective duo are at a loss to find anyone with a motive. Eventually, years of pent-up anger burst out.
Max ..... Kenneth Cranham
Directed by Mary Peate
The detective duo are at a loss to find a suspect in the case of a violent attack. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. | |
| 06 | Jack | 20180605 | While DCI Matthews and DI Armitage interview respectable writer Jack - who insists he's innocent of shoplifting - they discover something more serious.
Max ..... Kenneth Cranham
Directed by Mary Peate
Respectable writer Jack insists he is innocent of shoplifting. Max and Sean find out. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. | ||
| 06 | Jack | 20180605 | 20200226 (R4) | While DCI Matthews and DI Armitage interview respectable writer Jack - who insists he's innocent of shoplifting - they discover something more serious.
Max ..... Kenneth Cranham
Directed by Mary Peate
Respectable writer Jack insists he is innocent of shoplifting. Max and Sean find out. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. | |
| 06 | Ross | 20180604 | The detective duo are back for a new series. Today they interview a young prisoner about an attack on a fellow inmate, but there's something else they want help with...
Max ..... Kenneth Cranham
Directed by Mary Peate
The 6th series of this much-loved Radio 4 crime drama in which Kenneth Cranham as DCI Max Matthews and Alex Lanipekun as DS Sean Armitage expertly extract the truth from their suspects during the course of one interview. Their relationship has developed into friendship since the first series when Armitage was a rookie constable, but as ever the focus is on the interrogations and Roy Williams' brilliant ear for dialogue and his virtuosic, real-time scenes never disappoint.
The detective duo interview a young prisoner about an attack on a fellow inmate. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. | ||
| 06 | Ross | 20180604 | 20200225 (R4) | The detective duo are back for a new series. Today they interview a young prisoner about an attack on a fellow inmate, but there's something else they want help with...
Max ..... Kenneth Cranham
Directed by Mary Peate
The 6th series of this much-loved Radio 4 crime drama in which Kenneth Cranham as DCI Max Matthews and Alex Lanipekun as DS Sean Armitage expertly extract the truth from their suspects during the course of one interview. Their relationship has developed into friendship since the first series when Armitage was a rookie constable, but as ever the focus is on the interrogations and Roy Williams' brilliant ear for dialogue and his virtuosic, real-time scenes never disappoint.
The detective duo interview a young prisoner about an attack on a fellow inmate. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. | |
| 07 | Billy | 20190802 | Another case for D.I. Matthews and D.S. Armitage to solve. Today they are interviewing Billy, who, along with the rest of his family, is already well known to the police, but this time he's here of his own free will. Max ..... Kenneth Cranham Sean ..... Alex Lanipekun Billy ..... Daniel Kendrick Officer ..... Joseph Ayre Trevor ..... David Hounslow Writer ..... Roy Williams Music ..... David Pickvance Director ..... Mary Peate Producer ..... Jessica Dromgoole Another new case for DI Matthews and DS Armitage to solve in Roy Williams' crime series. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. | ||
| 07 | Carly | 20190809 | Carly bit a police officer, but that's not why D.I. Max Matthews and D.S. Sean Armitage want to talk to her.
Cast
Max ..... Kenneth Cranham
Writer ..... Roy Williams
Roy Williams' contemporary crime drama with Kenneth Cranham and Alex Lanipekun Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. | ||
| 07 | Dan | 20190712 | New series of Roy Williams' much-loved crime drama in which suspects are subjected to a grilling from DI Max Matthews and DS Sean Armitage. Dan's wife Becky is in hospital after a suicide attempt and Dan can't understand what's wrong with his lovely wife.
Max ..... Kenneth Cranham
Writer ..... Roy Williams
There are five new dramas in this seventh series of The Interrogation by Roy Williams which has become a popular fixture on Radio 4.
Roy Williams' crime drama with Kenneth Cranham and Alex Lanipekun as the detective duo. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. | ||
| 07 | Evie | 20190726 | Roy Williams' contemporary crime drama. D.I. Max Matthews and D.S. Sean Armitage pride themselves on their confounding interrogation technique, but nothing has prepared them for Evie.
Cast
Max ..... Kenneth Cranham
Writer ..... Roy Williams
Roy Williams' contemporary crime drama with Kenneth Cranham and Alex Lanipekun. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. | ||
| 07 | Nadine | 20190719 | Today Detective team D.I. Matthews and D.S. Armitage have to interview Nadine, who Sean has known since childhood and what's more, she's a police officer, so it's uncomfortable for everyone.
Max ..... Kenneth Cranham
Writer ..... Roy Williams
Detective team Max and Sean interview another suspect in Roy Williams' crime drama. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. | ||
| 08 | 01 | Sandra | 20210125 | New series of popular and long-running crime drama by Roy Williams, with Kenneth Cranham and Alex Lanipekun as the interrogating detective team. Today the detectives interview Sandra, a local vicar with a challenging family.
D.I. Max Matthews ..... Kenneth Cranham
Writer, Roy Williams
New series of Radio 4's much-loved crime drama with Kenneth Cranham and Alex Lanipekun. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. | |
| 08 | 02 | Stephen | 20200716 | 20210126 (R4) | Stephen has been beaten up at school. The assailant is an excluded pupil, and Stephen is a teacher. But is that really why he's here?
Cast
Writer, Roy Williams
Roy Williams's crime drama starring Kenneth Cranham and Alex Lanipekun. 2/3 Stephen Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. |
| 08 | 03 | Tanya and Natalie | 20210127 | New series. Best friends Tanya and Natalie are the prime suspects after a spate of muggings including an attack on an elderly man, but are these young women capable of such brutality?
Cast
Writer, Roy Williams
Roy Williams's crime drama with Kenneth Cranham and Alex Lanipekun. 3/3 Tanya and Natalie. Roy Williams' hard-hitting crime drama, probing some of today's most complex moral issues. |