The Macguffin
First broadcast from 20061106 to 20061110.
A week of intriguing tales inspired by Hithcock's favourite plot device.
5 episodes
| Title | First Broadcast | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Willy's List | 20061106 | By Louise Welsh, read by Jimmy Chisholm. Fearing for their lives, a group of friends set out to assassinate a politician with the little help of a little cardboard box filled with nothing but air. |
| The Cuckquean | 20061107 | By Hannah McGill, read by Mary Riggans. A widow finds herself moved by the possibilities of power when her famous husband dies. |
| The Man Who Knew Too Little | 20061108 | By James Robertson, read by Richard Greenwood. Having lived an uninspired life, Roger Townsend is a troubled man ? but will meeting a psychiatrist ease or inflame his lifetime?s obsession with an enigmatic woman and her little black box? |
| Night's High Noon | 20061109 | By Linda Cracknell, read by Robin Laing. A darkly atmospheric tale in which one man's desire for fame becomes a sinister need for notoriety. |
| The Pawnbroker's Melody | 20061110 | By Usual Suspects writer Christopher McQuarrie. An emotionless man steals a priceless cello. Read by Angus Macinnes |