Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20181008 | The lives of nine strangers - with a variety of emotional and physical needs - are about to change forever. They're thrown together at a remote health-and-wellness retreat that hides a dark agenda beneath its glamorous fa瀀ade. Romantic novelist Frances Welty, for example, is there to mend a broken heart, a bad back and a wounded ego. The other eight guests, though seemingly fine on the outside all harbour ghosts or pain of some kind as they arrive at Tranquillum House for a little restorative break. However, it's no ordinary health resort. It is owned and run by an equally wounded and strange woman who is determined that these guests' lives will never be the same again after their ten day stay. Written by Liane Moriarty, the bestselling author behind Emmy and Golden Globe-winning HBO series Big Little Lies'. Abridged in ten parts by Robin Brooks, Read by Kerry Fox. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2018. Nine perfect strangers find themselves thrown together at an unconventional health resort. Nine strangers find themselves thrown together at a remote health resort. |
| 02 | 20181009 | Frances Welty has arrived at Tranquillum House for a little restorative break. She and the eight other guests soon find out that this is no ordinary health resort. It is owned and run by an equally wounded and strange woman who is determined that these guests' lives will never be the same again after their ten day stay. Written by Liane Moriarty. Read by Kerry Fox. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2018. The nine guests soon realise that Tranquillum House is no ordinary health resort. Nine strangers find themselves thrown together at a remote health resort. |
| 03 | 20181010 | The guests at Tranquillum House learn that it's no conventional health resort. There are very strict rules... It is owned and run by an equally wounded and strange woman who is determined that these guests' lives will never be the same again after their ten day stay. Written by Liane Moriarty. Read by Kerry Fox. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2018. Nine perfect strangers find themselves thrown together at an unconventional health resort. Nine strangers find themselves thrown together at a remote health resort. |
| 04 | 20181011 | Frances Welty soon finds out that she is not the only guest at Tranquillum House to be hurting inside. She's one of nine guests here for a little restorative break. It's owned and run by an equally wounded and strange woman who is determined that her guests' lives will never be the same again after their ten-day stay. Written by Liane Moriarty. Read by Kerry Fox. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2018. Frances finds that she is not the only guest at Tranquillum House to be hurting inside. Nine strangers find themselves thrown together at a remote health resort. |
| 05 | 20181012 | Heather realises that something is not quite right with the rhythm of Tranquillium House. She's one of nine guests here for a little restorative break. It's owned and run by an equally wounded and strange woman who is determined that her guests' lives will never be the same again after their ten-day stay. Written by Liane Moriarty. Read by Kerry Fox. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2018. Nine strangers find themselves thrown together at a remote health resort. |
| 06 | 20181015 | All is not as it should be at Tranquillum House Health Resort. The guests discover they are being drugged as part of the unconventional programme to change their lives forever. Nine strangers have been thrown together at a remote health resort. But it's owned and run by an equally wounded and strange woman who is determined that her guests' lives will never be the same again after their ten-day stay. Written by Liane Moriarty. Read by Kerry Fox. Abridged in ten parts by Robin Brooks. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2018. The Tranquillum House guests discover they are being drugged as part of a programme. Nine strangers find themselves thrown together at a remote health resort. |
| 07 | 20181016 | The owner of Tranquillum House decides to play a very dark game and her guests' futures remain uncertain. Nine strangers have been thrown together at a remote health resort. The owner is an equally wounded and strange woman who is determined that her guests' lives will never be the same again after their ten-day stay. Written by Liane Moriarty. Read by Kerry Fox. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2018. The owner of Tranquillum House decides to play a very dark game with her guests. Nine strangers find themselves thrown together at a remote health resort. |
| 08 | 20181017 | The guests are locked in a room for 38 hours without food as they are forced to play Masha's dark games. Nine strangers have been thrown together at a remote health resort. But Tranquillum House is owned and run by an equally wounded and strange woman who is determined that her guests' lives will never be the same again after their ten-day stay. Written by Liane Moriarty. Read by Kerry Fox. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2018. The guests are locked in a room for 38 hours without food as part of Masha's dark games. Nine strangers find themselves thrown together at a remote health resort. |
| 09 | 20181018 | As things get out of control at Tranquillum House, will the nine guests escape from the locked room as the threat of fire creeps ever closer? Or will Masha win the day? Nine strangers have been thrown together at a remote health resort. But it's owned and run by an equally wounded and strange woman who is determined that her guests' lives will never be the same again after their ten-day stay. Written by Liane Moriarty. Read by Kerry Fox. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2018. Can the nine guests escape from the locked room as the threat of fire creeps ever closer? Nine strangers find themselves thrown together at a remote health resort. |
| 10 | 20181019 | The nine perfect strangers free themselves from the clutches of Masha They soon realise their lives will never be the same again Nine strangers have been thrown together at a remote health resort. But it's owned and run by an equally wounded and strange woman who is determined that her guests' lives will never be the same again after their ten-day stay. Written by Liane Moriarty. Concluded by Kerry Fox. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2018. The nine guests escape Masha's clutches. Their lives will never be the same again. Nine strangers find themselves thrown together at a remote health resort. |